Foreign influence watchdog needs experience and compassion, not eminence: national security experts

Beyond the requisite knowledge and experience, ensuring the incoming Foreign Influence Registry Commissioner is clear of any appearance of partisanship will be critical, says Canadian Foreign Influence Transparency Registry Coalition spokesperson Gloria Fung.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree will not be consulting the NDP and Green Party leaders before presenting a candidate for commissioner of the Foreign Influence Transparency registry to Parliament later this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

September 3, 2025

Civil society and diaspora groups are asking to be included in consultations before candidates for the long-awaited foreign interference watchdog are presented to party leaders for consideration this fall. Yet, while those groups hope to ensure the Liberals choose a “di...

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