Top Secret Canada

National security in the interest of preserving the well-being of a country is arguably the foremost responsibility of any democratic government. Yet, despite this centrality, the study of the intelligence community in Canada has been largely neglected by scholars. The first edition of Top Secret Canada offered the only comprehensive study of national security agencies in Canada and analysed how they interact, overlap, and perform. This second edition is fully revised and updated with several new chapters on subjects such as the inquiries on foreign interference and on the use of the Emergencies Act, the Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development, and the role of civil society. It focuses on answering the following key questions: who are the key players in the national security community in Canada, what are their mandates and functions, and how do they interact with each other and support government decision-making and operations? Former intelligence and national security practitioners Stephanie Carvin and Thomas Juneau and lawyer Craig Forcese bring together Canada's foremost experts in an edited volume that will improve the understanding of how the government manages threats to Canada. Offering a unique study of the Canadian intelligence community, this text fills a large and neglected gap in the literature on Canadian foreign, security, and defence policy.