- The intel from Igor Gouzenko regarding the Soviet spy operations was withheld from the public and from Prime Minister King's cabinet until February 1946.
- Shortly afterwards, Prime Minister King appointed two Supreme Court justices to lead the Kellock-Taschereau Royal Commission of Inquiry, which is formally known as the Royal Commission to Investigate the Facts Relating to and the Circumstances Surrounding the Communication, by Public Officials and Other Persons in Positions of Trust of Secret and Confidential Information to Agents of a Foreign Power.
- This commission was given a broad mandate and extraordinary legal powers, which brought forth concerns over the Commissioner's conduct during interrogations and it sparked fear in Canadians over the government's ability to infringe upon basic human rights.
- The Commission led to the arrest of twenty-six Soviet agents for treasonous activities, and nearly half were convicted.
- The October Crisis (1970) and the proceedings conducted during this commission are remembered as two of the most extensive human rights abuses during peacetime in Canadian history.
Canada. Privy Council. The report of the Royal Commission Appointed under Order in Council P.C. 411 of February 5, 1946 to Investigate the Facts Relating to and the Circumstances Surrounding the Communication, by Public Officials and Other Persons in Positions of Trust of Secret and Confidential Information to Agents of a Foreign Power / Robert Taschereau and R.L. Kellock, commissioners. [Ottawa, ON]: Privy Council, 1946. https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/472640/publication.html
For an alternative format of the Royal Commission: https://secretlaw.omeka.net/items/show/75
For the University of Toronto's Declassified Collection of the records released by Igor Gouzenko: https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/exhibits/show/gouzenko/introduction
For more information on the Commission and its controversy: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.3138/9781442679238-007/pdf