Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced Friday that the Liberal government wants to hear from Canadians on creating a foreign influence transparency registry to help prevent other countries from meddling in Canada's affairs.
Under such a registry, people who act on behalf of a foreign state to advance its goals would have to disclose their ties to the government employing them.
The consultations will begin Friday and run until May 9, Mendicino said, including through a virtual portal on the Department of Public Safety's website.Public safety minister announces consultations on foreign influence transparency registryPublic Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the registry will help keep Canadians and our democracy safe.
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