Bossenmaier takes over the post on May 23 from Daniel Jean, who is retiring after 35 years as public servant. He’s named Greta Bossenmaier, currently chief of the Communications Security Establishment, as his next national security and intelligence adviser. Jean made headlines when he suggested that factions in India sabotaged the prime minister’s trip to that country in February. That assertion followed the revelation that Jaspal Atwal — a British Columbia Sikh convicted of attempting to assassinate an Indian minister in 1986 during a visit to B.C. In a statement announcing the appointment of Bossenmaier, Trudeau praised Jean’s “exceptional career.”“Mr.

Source: thestar May 07, 2018 20:37 UTC