Jody Thomas

Jody Thomas
National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2022
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byVincent Rigby
Deputy Minister for the Department of National Defence
In office
October 2017 – January 2022
MinisterHarjit Sajjan (2017–2021)
Anita Anand (2021–2022)
Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard
In office
2015–2017
MinisterHunter Tootoo (2015–2016)
Dominic LeBlanc (2016–2017)

Jody Thomas is a Canadian public servant who has been the national security advisor to the prime minister of Canada since 2022. Thomas has held a number of roles in the Public Service of Canada.

Education

Thomas holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University.[1]

Career

She has previously served as deputy minister for the Department of National Defence, commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, and chief operating officer for Passport Canada,[1] and served as an officer in the Naval Reserve.[2]

Thomas has been described as a realist on global issues, and "hawkish" towards China.[2]

In June 2023 Thomas reached into the Titan submersible implosion file, as the hysteria over the missing adventure tourists reached its peak.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jody Thomas". Prime Minister of Canada. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  2. ^ a b Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (2022-01-06). "Trudeau's new national security adviser Jody Thomas is hawkish on China". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  3. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-search-titan-submersible-banging-sounds-1.7290441. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)