Dominic LeBlanc says a registry is an ‘important part’ of Ottawa’s response to foreign interference, but they are just words. The government has yet to propose legislation, 30 months after first signalling its intentions
For 2 ½ years, the federal Liberals have studied, considered, consulted on – and perhaps even seriously pondered – the creation of a foreign-agent registry.
That consideration was still active by December, 2022, when then Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Ottawa was preparing to launch consultations on the possible creation of a registry. Three months later, those preparations were evidently still in the works, even after revelations by The Globe of extensive meddling by China in two successive federal elections.
The Liberals have repeatedly pointed to concerns of a backlash on Chinese-Canadians, with Mr. Trudeau solemnly pronouncing in March that Canadians must “be mindful of our history” in proposing “registries of foreigners.”
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