Registry rules for journalists need more clarity

Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner Anton Boegman says more transparency is a good thing—and that’s not something at which journalists typically turn up their noses. But logging already transparent activities seems like a waste of resources, and of the registry itself.
Anton Boegman
Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner Anton Boegman confirmed that journalists and media organizations may need to register with his office if they publish a foreign source’s views on Canadian political processes.

Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner Anton Boegman has been busy in the last couple of weeks since his office’s official launch doing outreach and media to communicate just what they’re doing over there.

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