National security strategy to address array of threats coming soon: Carney adviser

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David Morrison, an adviser to Prime Minister Mark Carney, says a new national security strategy should be made public within a few weeks. He gave that timeline this week while appearing before the House of Commons public safety and national security committee. The strategy is meant to address a wide range of threats to the country. Morrison offered no exact release date, only his hope that the document would be out within weeks. A strategy of this kind usually sets priorities for security agencies and guides how money is spent on threats. Members of the committee will get their first full look at the government's thinking when the text is finally published. Until then, the broad promise of an approach to many threats remains the only detail on the table.

David Morrison told MPs on the House of Commons public safety and national security committee this week he hopes the strategy will be public within a few weeks.

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