EDITORIAL: Where’s the foreign lobbyists’ registry?

Given all we now know about foreign interference into Canadian democracy, the fact the Liberal government has yet to establish a foreign lobbyists’ registry is appalling.

The previous Justin Trudeau government claimed to have been “actively considering” one since February 2021.

On March 6 2023, at the height of the controversy over foreign interference by China, India and other countries, Trudeau promised Canadians he would create a foreign lobbyists’ registry.

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In September 2023, the Trudeau government launched a public inquiry into foreign interference, which recommended the registry among other steps to combat foreign interference.

In June 2024, the Liberals finally passed the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountabilit