Bill C-70

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

Countering Foreign Interference Act

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

Countering Foreign Interference Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

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Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Protection of Communities from the Evolving Dangerous Drug Trade Act

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 (65)

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

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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Mr. Han Dong2024-06-13
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…point of order. I apologize for the interruption. I missed the earlier vote on the third reading of Bill C-70. I humbly ask for the unanimous consent of the House to allow my vote to be recorded as in favour.

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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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2024-06-13
Countering Foreign Interference Act
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed from June 12 consideration of the motion that Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference, be read the third time and passed.

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Mr. Chris Bittle2024-06-12
Business of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…tion: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order, or usual practice of the House, when Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference, is called later today, it shall be disposed of as follows: (a) the report stage motion in amendment, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of th…

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Mr. René Villemure2024-06-12
Countering Foreign Interference Act
0

Government Orders

… fact that the Bloc Québécois was preparing a registry of foreign agents. Suddenly, as if by magic, Bill C-70 appeared. I think we kind of helped avoid the avoidance. Still, when the bill was being studied, the Bloc Québécois had a few amendments to propose. There were not many, because, as I said before, th…

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker2024-06-12
Countering Foreign Interference Act
Procedural

Government Orders

…suant to order made earlier today, all questions necessary to dispose of the third reading stage of Bill C-70, an act respecting countering foreign interference, are deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Thursday, June 13, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions…

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Ms. Elizabeth May2024-06-12
Countering Foreign Interference Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise in this place to speak to Bill C-70. A foreign influence registry is something we have wanted to have, but we also recognize that there are concerns that overbroad application of such a registry could in itself inadvertently result in …

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Mr. Alistair MacGregor2024-06-12
Countering Foreign Interference Act
0

Government Orders

…m Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to join my colleagues and share a few remarks on Bill C-70, a bill that I have become intimately familiar with over the last couple of weeks, given that I am a member of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. Of course, that committee…

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