Related Readings & Resources
Articles
Abdul Nakua, “Bill C-70 could further erode minority rights”, Sept 17, 2024 58:4 Policy Optionshttps://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/september-2024/minority-rights-erosion/
Canadian Civil Liberties Association, "Foreign Interference Bill: CCLA Warns the Senate Committee about Charter Issues that Must Be Addressed" June 17, 2024 https://ccla.org/criminal-justice/foreign-interference-bill-ccla-warns-the-senate-committee-about-charter-issues-that-must-be-addressed/
Nick Robinson, “The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy” Virginia Journal of International Law 65: 57-112 (2024) https://vjil.squarespace.com/the-regulation-of-foreign-funding-of-nonprofits-in-a-democracy
Yuen Pau Woo, “On Familiar Spirits: A senator warns against another witch hunt” Literary Review of Canada, October 2024 https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2024/10/on-familiar-spirits/
Reports
Nick Robinson, Foreign Influence Registration Laws and Civil Society: An Analysis and Responses. e International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, April, 2024
https://www.icnl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024.04-Foreign-Influence-Laws-and-Civil-Society-Report-vf.pdf
Videos
Canada Proposes Foreign Influence Registry: A lot could go wrong!: The Honourable Yuen Pau Woo in conversation with Meghan McDermott,” Centre for Free Expression, September 20, 2023. https://cfe.torontomu.ca/events/canada-proposes-foreign-influence-registry-lot-could-go-wrong
“ICLMG Warns Senate Committee of Dangers of New Foreign Interference Bill”, June 2024, https://iclmg.ca/senate-foreign-interference-bill/
Event Details
Nick Robinson in conversation with Tim McSorley
Canada’s hastily adopted Bill C-70: Countering Foreign Interference Act raises serious civil liberties’ concerns in its plans for a foreign influence registry, new powers for CSIS, and significant changes to our Criminal Code and Security of Information Act. Join Nick Robinson, Senior Legal Advisor for the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law and author of a new report on foreign influence registry laws globally in a conversation with Tim McSorley, National Coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group about effectively addressing foreign interference while protecting fundamental rights.
Co-sponsored by BC Civil Liberties Association, International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, PEN Canada
Zoom link to event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567
This is a free event and no registration is required.
Please contact cfe@torontomu.ca if you require accommodation to ensure inclusion in this event.
