Country over party, country over everything — that’s how our society should work.
But, sadly, it doesn’t.
On Friday, the Globe and Mail ran an op-ed online from someone they simply described as a “national security official.” The column explained why this person broke the law and started leaking information to the media regarding China’s election interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections.
“When I joined the public service many years ago, I swore an oath. Not to party or to person, but to my country, to its democratic institutions and to my fellow Canadians,” the unsigned piece read.
Those of us who have served, in any capacity — with the military, Canada’s security services, or certain parts of our public service — will be familiar with this oath. It’s not loyalty to the government of the day, its about loyalty to Canada.
The writer of the column described how foreign interference in our elections has grown, how government officials have been notified but that nothing has changed.
“Months passed, and then years. The threat grew in urgency; serious action remained unforthcoming. I endeavored, alone and with others, to raise concerns about this threat directly to those in a position to hold our top officials to account. Regrettably, those individuals were unable to do so,” the writer said.
So, the uneasy step of speaking to the media came about.
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