Morning Update: The Major Projects Office has a hiring problem

Good morning. Ottawa wants the best and the brightest to help build major projects, but its recruitment campaign has unsettled Bay Street and angered unions. More on that below, along with new security guarantees for Ukraine and Rob Reiner’s wide-ranging career. But first:

• The Bondi Beach shooting suspects visited an Islamist militant hot spot weeks before the attack, police say
• A Canadian military intelligence officer allegedly shared classified information with Ukraine
• Jimmy Lai’s Canadian family and MPs call for his release on humanitarian and health grounds