Global Affairs did not Google staff when vetting a NATO spy suspect

David Morrison, the prime minister's senior diplomatic adviser and a former top official at Global Affairs Canada, told MPs on Wednesday the department did not search public sources before clearing the intern.

"I agree… that the use of open-source, Google, however you want to characterize it, I think that should be a standard part of our vetting process."

— David Morrison, to the Public Safety committee

Belgian authorities charged a Canadian intern at NATO with espionage in late July, and she remains in custody. Morrison said the gap "has now been rectified."