Mendicino: Canada Should Be ‘Thoughtful and Inclusive’ About Creating Foreign Agent Registry

Mendicino: Canada Should Be ‘Thoughtful and Inclusive’ About Creating Foreign Agent Registry
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino gestures toward a reporter as he waits to appear before the Special Committee on Canada-People's Republic of China Relationship on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2023. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press
Andrew Chen
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Amid requests by opposition MPs for a foreign agent registry in the face of increased espionage and influence activities by Beijing, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Canada should be “thoughtful and inclusive” when it comes to creating such a registry.

“We need agencies to be inclusive, diverse, culturally sensitive,” Mendicino told the House of Commons Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship on Feb. 6.