C-219Government of Canada
An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), the Special Economic Measures Act and the Broadcasting Act
Amends the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act and the Department of Justice Act to coordinate Canada's response to foreign-state-directed legal harassment of Canadian citizens (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation by foreign actors). Private member's bill.
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Coordinates how the federal government responds when Canadians get hit with foreign-state-backed lawsuits intended to silence their public-interest reporting or activism. Adjustments to Foreign Affairs and Justice department powers.
Issues this bill touches
- Foreign Policy & Defence
Magnitsky-style sanctions framework continuation.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Official source
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