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 Chinese hackers’ targeting of parliamentarians included what are called pixel attacks, according to an IPAC e-mail obtained by The Globe that was sent to a Canadian politician to notify them that they were among the victims
Move follows months of criticism, particularly from the Conservative Party, which was denied full-party standing despite being target of meddling by China