The NDP has objected to a motion to quickly adopt new legislation to counter foreign interference in elections, saying the Conservatives acted in “bad faith” by adding terms that had not been previously agreed upon.
The Conservatives had said they would work to quickly pass the recently tabled government’s Bill C-70, which proposes measures to increase resilience against foreign interference. On May 28, Conservative MP and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong sent a letter to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, urging him to expedite passage of Bill C-70 before the next election
