A foreign agent registry would provide the federal government with “important tools” and would represent a significant step in enacting a “legislative response” to current allegations of foreign interference, says Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair.
“I think Parliament does have a very significant role to play here—a responsibility,” Blair told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on June 1, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.
“We’ve already identified and there have been consultations on the establishment of a foreign agent registry, which I think is going to be very important and will provide us with very important tools.”…