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OTTAWA — A newly released memo shows the prime minister's national security adviser warned him to expect some pushback from planned public consultations about a foreign agent registry, given that countries have used such registries as tools of control.
However, she said, national security experts, Canada's allies and diaspora groups targeted by hostile states"will likely welcome these measures." Australia brought in its Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act five years ago as a means of preventing outside interference in the country's affairs. Following a flurry of media stories about alleged foreign interference, Public Safety Canada announced a public consultation earlier this month on how Canada could implement a foreign influence transparency registry.
"Hostile actors have become increasingly adept at exploiting Canada's open, democratic system," the memo says. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino signalled late last November in an interview that the government intended to hold a public consultation on a foreign agent registry.
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