“We’re thinking really wide right now, and how big does this need to be? And then saying, well, which pieces do we need to cover?” - Scott Jones, Communications Security Establishment

Preserving the integrity of the democratic system is paramount, no question. However, Canadians should be concerned, if not alarmed, that the above is coming from a senior official of a spy agency that's legally prohibited from monitoring domestic Canadian communications.

There is no point in protecting a democratic system from improper foreign influence by exposing it to even greater risks from within.