The federal government has launched public consultations to begin the process of creating a foreign agent registry in Canada, which will require individuals or entities working on behalf of a foreign authority to register with the Canadian government.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced the launch of the consultations during a press conference in Ottawa on March 10, saying they are intended to “broadly engage all Canadians” in discussions about foreign interference in Canadian institutions.
Mendicino also said the consultations are intended to help find ways of modernizing current legislative authorities to give them ways to address “foreign state activities that go beyond legitimate diplomacy in an attempt to clandestinely or deceptively manipulate Canada’s open democracy.”…