Foreign Influence Transparency Registry Act (43-2)
Foreign Influence Transparency Registry Act. A 43-2 government bill that became the template for the eventual 44-1 C-70 (Countering Foreign Interference Act, royal assent June 20, 2024). The 43-2 version did not advance to royal assent before the 2021 election was called. It proposed the federal foreign-agent registry that critics, including the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's own warnings, had been requesting since the Trudeau-era foreign-interference reports. The substance carried into C-70: registration of foreign-principal-directed activity, administrative monetary penalties, and a Commissioner role.
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Sets up a public registry of people lobbying for foreign governments. If you are paid to push a foreign government's interests with Canadian officials, your name and activity are listed publicly. Canada is the last G7 country to create one.
Issues this bill touches
- Foreign Policy & Defence
Foreign Influence Transparency Registry Act (43-2 origin).
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Approved by both chambers and granted royal assent; now law.
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Sponsored by
Dominic LeBlancLIBERALOfficial source
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