CSIS officer fired for complaining publicly about agency’s lack of COVID-19 masking
A Canadian intelligence officer has been fired for speaking publicly about what he felt were inadequate COVID-19 policies at CSIS headquarters during the height of the pandemic.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service dismissed Gary Vos Smith for giving an interview to Global News about the lack of mandatory masking at the agency’s building in Ottawa.
A disciplinary committee found that Vos Smith had acted “in an inappropriate manner,” according to a termination letter he received from CSIS director David Vigneault on Nov.
16, 2022. The letter, obtained by Global News, also said he should have known his actions “could pose a notable risk to the organization as a whole and from an identity management perspective.” Read more: Neo-Nazis, extremists capitalizing on COVID-19, declassified CSIS documents say “The committee has recommended the termination of your employment, which I support given the seriousness of your actions,” read Vigneault’s letter.
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