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Politics Briefing: Ottawa to unveil legislation aimed at fighting foreign interference
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Bill C-70 is tabled by Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, with full text expected to be released later today

The Globe is not identifying the source because they were not permitted to disclose the timing of the bill’s release.

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has tabled Bill C-70: An Act respecting countering foreign interference in the House of Commons.and will lose the discretion to pick and choose which projects receive the money. Those decisions will be made by the federal government.

The statement comes as newly released documents indicate there were discussions last fall between the spy agency, the federal Public Safety Department and Muslim and Jewish leadersCabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc insists he’s not planning a leadership campaign to head the Liberal Party in the event that Justin Trudeau resigns,In a letter obtained by The Globe and Mail, Harriet Solloway says she has determined a probe into the conduct of Department of Fisheries and Oceans officialsat a ceremony...

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