Part 2 of Bill C-70 adds related new provisions to the federal Security of Information Act (proposed in the Bill to be changed to the “Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act” (FISIA)) containing the offences for actually undertaking secret influence activities that relate to the offences set out in the FITAA for failing to register and disclose influence activities. [...] Even if these gaps are closed, the proposed enforcement system for the FITAA, and the enforcement system for FISIA, and the current enforcement system for the federal Lobbying Act and lobbying laws across Canada, and the general anti- corruption and anti-foreign interference system through the RCMP and FINTRAC, all lack independence, effectiveness, transparency and accountability. [...] The enforcement system changes set out below in Part C need to be made to Parts 2 and 4 of Bill C-70, and similar changes are needed to the enforcement system for the Lobbying Act and lobbying laws across Canada, to ensure independent, non-partisan, effective, transparent and accountable enforcement of the FITAA, FISIA and lobbying laws. [...] Loopholes that need to be closed in proposed Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (FITAA) and new provisions in Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act (FISIA), and related lobbying disclosure laws across Canada, because they allow for secret, unethical and undemocratic foreign interference and influence activities 1. [...] Change FITAA to require FIT Commissioner to impose a penalty for every violation, and change Lobbying Act to create and require penalties to be imposed, and increase penalties based on income of violator.
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Table of Contents
- Summary submission to the House Standing Committee on 1
- Public Safety and National Security on key changes needed to 1
- Parts 2 and Part 4 of Bill C-70 1
- Key changes needed to close loopholes in amendments to the new title and the 1
- Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act FISIA 1
- Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act 1
- FITAA 1
- A. Summary 1
- The points set out below in Part B detail the key gaps 1
- FITAA FISIA Lobbying Act Lobbying Act FITAA FISIA 2
- The enforcement system changes set out below in Part C NOTE B. Loopholes that need to be closed in proposed 2
- Foreign Influence 2
- Transparency and Accountability Act FITAA Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act FISIA 2
- FITAA 2
- Lobbying Act 2
- FITAA FISIA 3
- FITAA 3
- FITAA FISIA 3
- FITAA 3
- Constitution 3
- C. Changes needed to proposed 4
- Foreign Influence Transparency and 4
- Accountability Act FITAA 4
- FITAA 4
- Lobbying Act 4
- FITAA 4
- Lobbying Act 4
- FITAA FITAA 4
