The disclosure of stolen Democratic party emails, published by WikiLeaks, proved embarrassing last year to U.S. presidential contender Hillary Clinton. The Liberal government said this week it plans to ask the federal Communications Security Establishment, the NSA's Canadian counterpart, to advise political parties and Elections Canada on good cybersecurity practices. It's wise to look at digital vulnerabilities to the Canadian political sphere, said Dick Fadden, the former director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. But Fadden, who also served as national security adviser before retirement, drew the line at the government actively protecting political parties from attacks. "I think political parties have to do their own work, just like companies in the private sector."

Source: CBC News February 02, 2017 21:50 UTC