Briefing material – Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (March 2, 2023)
Table of Contents
- Remarks for an appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs
- Key messages
- Key Messages: Mandate
- Mandate and Principles
- Foreign interference in the context of the Act
- Other stakeholders
- Relationship with SITE and the Panel
- From intelligence to evidence
- Public and MPs
- Complaint process
- Duty to maintain confidentiality
- Exceptions to confidentiality
- Initiating an investigation
- Closing of files
- Monitoring
- Compliance and Enforcement Measures (General)
- Key Messages: Allegations of foreign interference in the public environment
- Key Messages: Trust
- Free and fair election
- Informing the public – transparency
- Public confidence in our electoral system
- Key Messages: Recommendations
- Current status
- Recommendations: General
- Recommendations: Foreign interference
- Recommendations: Party to a violation, conspiracy, attempt and others, AMPs
- Recommendation: Third parties (transparency, foreign funding, undue influence)
- Recommendation: Confidential information
- Registry of foreign agents
- Statistics previously reported to PROC
- Provisions of the Canada Elections Act relating to foreign interference falling under the compliance and enforcement mandate of the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections