A former top aide to Stephen Harper told a House of Commons committee that CSIS never briefed her on foreign interference when she was deputy chief of staff in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) — but some committee members expressed doubts about her claim.
Jenni Byrne, who served as Harper’s deputy chief of staff from 2013 to 2015, when he was prime minister, testified before the standing committee on procedure and house affairs (PROC) Thursday as part of PROC’s examination of foreign interference in Canadian elections and institutions.
Byrne also was a senior adviser on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s successful leadership campaign and was the Conservatives’ national campaign manager
