OTTAWA — A stark June memo from the director of Canada’s spy agency highlighting culture and morale issues at the service was applauded by employees relieved that management was no longer sugar-coating longstanding workplace issues.

The emails from Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) employees to Director Daniel Rogers reveal some workers were frustrated with years of senior management failing to acknowledge lacklustre employee survey results and serious systemic issues.

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National Post obtained a dozen pages of CSIS emails via access to information request. All employee names in the emails except Rogers’ are redacted.

“I cannot recall, in my almost 18 years of service, ever hearing anything of the sort from management, where there is a recognition of an obvi

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