Foreign Influence Registry to Take 1 Year to Set Up: Officials

Federal government officials say that upon legislation being passed enacting a foreign influence registry, it will take an extra year before it becomes operational. Officials from the Department of Public Safety testified before the House of Commons public safety committee on May 30, with MPs beginning a study of Bill C-70. The bill tabled by the government on May 6, titled an “Act respecting countering foreign interference,” seeks to establish a foreign influence registry, among multiple other measures. The Conservatives have been opposed to much of the Liberal’s legislative agenda, but they are backing Bill C-70 and have committed to work to expedite its adoption....