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David Johnston finds a middle ground in his interim report on foreign interference

May 28, 2023

David Johnston surprised almost everyone with his ‘public hearings, not public inquiry’ recommendation. Find out why we agree with him in our latest blog post.

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The foreign influence registry could fail a Charter challenge; Ukraine war update and more

May 14, 2023

Today we look at why civil society leaders in promoting transparency are against a foreign influence transparency registry as well as the potential threat it poses to fundamental Charter rights of all Canadians. And more on Ukraine and Israel-Palestine.

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