NDP Blocks Quick Adoption of Broad Foreign Interference Bill

Published on May 30, 2024

The NDP has objected to a motion to quickly adopt new legislation to counter foreign interference in elections, saying Conservatives acted in “bad faith” by adding terms that had not been previously agreed upon. Conservatives have said they would work to quickly pass the recently tabled government’s Bill C-70, which proposes measures to increase resilience against foreign interference. During second reading of the bill on May 29, Tory MP Michael Chong presented a motion for the House of Commons to adopt the legislation by June 12. “As our general election draws closer and as the life of this Parliament draws to an end, time is running out to strengthen the confidence Canadians have in our elections through legislation,” he said in the House....

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