Bill Blair
Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
member of the House of Commons of Canada
government
William Sterling Blair is a Canadian diplomat, politician, and former police officer who has served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since 2026. A member of the Liberal Party, he formerly represented Scarborough Southwest in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2026. Blair held Cabinet portfolios during the Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney governments, including the role of Minister of National Defence from 2023 to 2025. Before entering politics, Blair worked for four decades with the Toronto Police Service (TPS), serving as the chief of police from 2005 until retiring in 2015.
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Sep 21, 2026
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As a senior federal minister, he has been involved in national security files, and the intelligence committee's review of foreign spying capabilities falls under the Carney government's new strategy.
Centrists see the review as overdue and necessary, but want clarity on how expanded foreign intelligence powers will be overseen and bounded.