Bill C-70

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

An Act respecting countering foreign interference

Bill C-70 has received Royal Assent and is now law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Dominic LeBlanc
Liberal
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2024-05-06

Other Bills Numbered C-70

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 4 sessions:

44-1

An Act respecting countering foreign interference

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to give effect to the Agreement on Cree Nation Governance between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Government of Canada, to amend the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts

Second reading (House)
38-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment)

Second reading (House)

Division Votes (1)

Division #814
Agreed To
2024-06-13T15:30:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference

319Yea
0Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
145Y / 0N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (35)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-70.

Parm Bains2025-10-21
Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Bord…
0

Government Orders

…ven, everything from going after ghost guns, which we announced earlier to new offences, such as in Bill C-70 with respect to transnational threats, that is a holistic approach. There is a whole level of different measures we have put forward to combat the ever-evolving challenges that this country is facing…

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Hon. Gary Anandasangaree2025-06-05
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

Madam Chair, I look forward to bringing forward regulations as well as other measures to implement Bill C-70.

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Parm Bains2025-06-05
Strong Borders Act
0

Government Orders

…hard in the 44th Parliament to address the issue of foreign interference. That is why we brought in Bill C-70, which includes the registry and other measures like security of information. Through it, enforcement can take place on issues of foreign interference when it has to do with things like the passage o…

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Mrs. Jenica Atwin2024-11-20
Democratic Institutions
0

Adjournment Proceedings

…ssified briefings on foreign interference were provided to members of Parliament. On June 20, 2024, Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act, received royal assent. The Government of Canada has taken a range of measures to address the evolving threat of foreign interference in Canada's democratic p…

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau2024-06-18
Democratic Institutions
0

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, we just passed Bill C-70 in the House, with the support of the Bloc Québécois, and sent it to the Senate for further study. This bill will allow for more rigorous and regular information sharing with the premiers of the prov…

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Mr. Vance Badawey2024-06-18
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

…plan was subsequently updated in advance of the 2021 general election. Most recently, we introduced Bill C-70, the countering foreign interference act, which complements measures to further safeguard our federal elections and mitigate foreign influence in Bill C-65, which I am speaking to today. Finally, las…

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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron2024-06-18
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

… I was happy that all members of Parliament voted together on the recent foreign interference bill, Bill C-70. My hope is that we will see that work, and this work, strengthened, so this is no longer as problematic as has come to light in the last few months.

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Mr. Randeep Sarai2024-06-17
Democratic Institutions
0

Adjournment Proceedings

…afeguard Canada's democratic systems and processes against foreign interference that are set out in Bill C-70 are supported across party lines. Indeed, the Government of Canada's ongoing work to protect Canada's electoral systems and democratic institutions includes efforts to maximize public transparency wh…

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Mr. Terry Duguid2024-06-14
Questions on the Order Paper
0

Routine Proceedings

…ecurity and intelligence activities in Canada. Additionally, the government has recently introduced Bill C-70, an act respecting countering foreign interference, which proposes to update existing laws to better equip the government to detect, disrupt, and protect against foreign interference threats. Amongst…

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The Speaker2024-06-13
Countering Foreign Interference Act
Procedural

Government Orders

…proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the third reading stage of Bill C-70. Call in the members.

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