House Committee Recommends Foreign Agent Registry Amid Concerns of Chinese Interference in Canada

House Committee Recommends Foreign Agent Registry Amid Concerns of Chinese Interference in Canada
A gavel is seen ahead of a House of Commons committee meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 11, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Amid China’s increased assertiveness in global affairs and reports of its interference in the domestic affairs of Canada and other countries, a House of Commons committee report is putting additional pressure on the government to create a foreign agent registry to address the threat.

The report, published May 17, notes Beijing’s “increasingly assertive stance in global affairs, along with its intrusions in the domestic matters of other nations,” which have prompted many countries to reevaluate their relationship and policies toward the regime, the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship (CACN) said in a news release.