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On Saturday, Trudeau did not mention the Indian government directly, but he acknowledged the Sikh community is feeling ‘uneasy and perhaps even frightened right now’

RCMP charged three Indian nationals last Friday in the death of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead last June as he left a temple in Surrey, B.C.

The bill is in response to revelations from the ongoing foreign interference inquiry, months of reporting, drawing on confidential national-security sources and leaked secret documents

Legislation includes the creation of a Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner who would have investigative powers; foreign diplomats would be exempt from the requirement to register their activities

The federal government’s commitment to publishing a new national security policy every four years is a positive policy development. But the process will be complicated

The Countering Foreign Interference Act comes amid increasing pressure for the federal government to strengthen its measures against foreign interference.

New law will require people lobbying on behalf of a foreign government to register that activity publicly. A public inquiry is looking into allegations China meddled in Canadian elections.

Trudeau delivered these comments during his speech at the Sikh Foundation of Canada gala, held at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on Saturday, as reported by CBC News | World News

Canada's public safety minister says legislation will be introduced "very soon" that will strengthen measures used to combat foreign interference.

Elections Canada may have worked as it was supposed to, but Justice Hogue’s report was clear about the toll on diaspora communities