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Canada’s spy agency now shares intel with corporations — thanks to a push from TC Energy

Canada’s biggest corporations successfully lobbied the federal government to enable access to sensitive intelligence information

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera, Matt Simmons

23 Oct 2025 • 8 min read

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An illustration shows black-and-white pictures of David Vigneault and François Poirier against a purple and red backdrop.
The IJF and The Narwhal uncovered new emails between former CSIS director David Vigneault, left, and TC Energy CEO François Poirier, right. (Illustration Shawn Parkinson/The Narwhal. David Vigneault photo: Canadian Press, Justin Tang. François Poirier photo: Canadian Press, Todd Korol).

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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