Government pitches foreign agent registry, new powers for CSIS in attempt to curb foreign interference

The federal government has tabled legislation that would shake up how Canada's spy agency collects and shares intelligence, introduce new foreign interference offences and launch a long-anticipated foreign influence transparency registry.

Government pitches foreign agent registry, new powers for CSIS in attempt to curb foreign interference
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc reacts to the Initial Report from the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 3, 2024.

The federal government has tabled legislation that would shake up how Canada's spy agency collects and shares intelligence, introduce new foreign interference offences and launch a long-anticipated foreign influence transparency registry.