RCMP Supports Creation of Foreign Agent Registry: Document

The creation of a public registry listing the names of foreign agents would be a “valuable” tool, the RCMP said in a government memo. “A foreign agent registry would be valuable for Canadians as a registrable activity would ensure foreign actors undertaking certain activities are operating in the interests of the Canadian public,” the federal policing agency said in a 2023 ministerial briefing obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. The RCMP note goes on to add that foreign actor interference can not only pose a threat to Canada’s public safety, including “state-backed harassment and intimidation of individuals,” but may also threaten Canada’s economic interests as well....