Former CSIS Director Richard Fadden says Canada isn't doing enough in a time of rising global threats and upheaval, including dysfunction among its Western allies and the emergence of China and Russia as aggressive adversaries.

The former head of Canada's spy agency says the new role of intelligence commissioner being proposed by the government has serious flaws.

Canada should guard against Russian interference in its electoral system, says former CSIS director Richard Fadden.

The former director of Canada's Security Intelligence Service says Bill C-51 should remain untouched, but he supports the government's plan to re-examine the controversial piece of anti-terror legislation.

Former CSIS head Richard Fadden says that Canada might want to carry out a cyber attack, but it would be tough to do.

National security adviser Dick Fadden, a veteran public servant who once headed Canada's spy agency, is retiring.