Foreign Agent Registry Would Provide Government with ‘Important Tools,’ Says Blair

Foreign Agent Registry Would Provide Government with ‘Important Tools,’ Says Blair
National Defence Minister Bill Blair responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa in this May 1, 2020 file photo. Mr. Blair is in Brussels this week to meet with NATO defence ministers. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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A foreign agent registry would provide the federal government with “important tools” and would represent a significant step in enacting a “legislative response” to current allegations of foreign interference, says Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair.

“I think Parliament does have a very significant role to play here—a responsibility,” Blair told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on June 1, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.