Additional Resources
Leah West, “Submission to Public Safety Canada Consultation ‘Enhancing Foreign Influence Transparency’” https://www.intrepidpodcast.com/blog/2023/4/26/wests-submissions-on-a-canadian-foreign-influence-registry-scheme
Transparency International EU + 200 organization, “Joint Statement: EU foreign interference law a threat to civil society -- EU Foreign Influence Law: Why We are Against an EU FARA”, May 2023. https://transparency.eu/joint-statement-eu-foreign-interference-law-a-threat-to-civil-society/
Brennan MacDonald, “NDP MP, Beijing critics call on Ottawa to launch foreign agent registry quickly”, CBC News, August 17, 2023 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-mp-petition-foreign-agent-registry-canada-1.6938319
Rachael L Li, “Libertyworks Inc v Commonwealth: The implied freedom of political communication and the constitutionality of Australia's foreign influence legislation”, The Sydney Law Review 44, no. 3 (2022): 469-490. https://search.informit.org/doi/epdf/10.3316/informit.825863517047855
Public Safety Canada, “Enhancing Foreign Influence Transparency: Exploring Measures to Strengthen Canada’s Approach -- Public and Stakeholder Consultation Paper”, March 10, 2023. https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2023-nhncng-frgn-nfluence/index-en.aspx
Yuen Pau Woo, “Inquiry: Calling the Attention of the Senate to the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act”, Speech – Senate of Canada, February 14, 2023. https://senatoryuenpauwoo.ca/en/parliamentary-activities/in-the-chamber/inquiry-calling-the-attention-of-the-senate-to-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-chinese-exclusion-act/
Event Details
The Honourable Yuen Pau Woo in conversation with Meghan McDermott
Memories of the Chinese Exclusion Act and its requirement for all Chinese to register were awakened by Canada’s recent proposal for a foreign influence registry. Thousands of Canadians who have ties with countries on the wrong side of geopolitical competition, including China, could be caught in the net. Canadian Senator Yuen Pau Woo has said some examples of how a registry could be used sent “shivers down my spine.” Join Senator Woo in a conversation with Meghan McDermott, Policy Director for the BC Civil Liberties Association, in exploring what’s at stake and what should be done to address the problem of foreign interference.
Cosponsored by PEN Canada.
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This is a free event and no registration is required.
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