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Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference
In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, May 29, 2024, your committee has considered Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference, and agreed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to report it with the following amendments:

Clause 34

That Bill C-70, in Clause 34, be amended

(a) by replacing, in the French version, line 26 on page 12 with the following:

“quête ou de poursuites relatives à une contravention pré‐”

(b) by replacing, in the French version, line 31 on page 12 with the following:

“l’égard de cette contravention;”

That Bill C-70, in Clause 34, be amended by replacing line 15 on page 13 with the following:

“Canada, other than personal information of the individual to whom the information is disclosed;”

New Clause 41.1

That Bill C-70 be amended by adding after line 16 on page 22 the following:

“41.1 (1) The portion of section 24 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

24 Despite any other law, a warrant issued under section 21, 22.21 or 23

(2) Paragraph 24(a) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subparagraph (i) and by replacing subparagraph (ii) with the following:

(i.1) in the case of a warrant issued under section 22.21, to exercise the powers specified in the warrant for the purpose of obtaining information, records, documents or things of the type specified in the warrant, or

(ii) in the case of a warrant issued under section 23, to exercise the powers specified in the warrant for the purpose of removing the thing specified in the warrant; and”

Clause 42

That Bill C-70, in Clause 42, be amended by replacing line 29 on page 22 with the following:

“or variation of a production order may be heard in pri‐”

Clause 61

That Bill C-70, in Clause 61, be amended by replacing lines 14 and 15 on page 36 with the following:

“cility or system, whether public or private, completed or under construction, that provides or distributes — or is intended to provide or distribute — services that are essential to the health,”

Clause 113

That Bill C-70, in Clause 113, be amended by replacing line 16 on page 76 with the following:

“(b) provincial, territorial, or municipal political or governmental”

That Bill C-70, in Clause 113, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 8 to 10 on page 78 with the following:

“(2) The appointment is to be made after

(a) consultation with

(i) the Leader of the Government in the Senate or”

(b) by replacing line 13 on page 78 with the following:

“(ii) the Leader or Facilitator of every other recognized”

(c) by replacing line 15 on page 78 with the following:

“(iii) the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Com‐”

(d) by replacing line 17 on page 78 with the following:

“(iv) the leader in the House of Commons of each party”

(e) by adding after line 18 on page 78 the following:

“(b) approval of the appointment by resolution of the Senate and House of Commons.”

That Bill C-70, in Clause 113, be amended by replacing lines 9 to 12 on page 86 with the following:

“31 (1) During the first year after a general election, a comprehensive review of this Act and its operation”

That Bill C-70, in Clause 113, be amended by adding after line 21 on page 86 the following:

“32 (1) The Minister must, no later than 120 days after the day on which the report referred to in subsection 31(2) is submitted, cause to be tabled in each House of Parliament a response that addresses each of the changes recommended in the report.”

That Bill C-70, in Clause 113, be amended by adding after line 21 on page 86 the following:

“Transitional Provisions

32 If, before the day on which paragraph 4(a) comes into force, a person has entered into an arrangement with a foreign principal in relation to a process referred to in that paragraph and the arrangement is in force on that day, then subsection 5(1) applies to the person but the required information must be provided within 60 days after that day.

33 If, before the day on which paragraph 4(b) comes into force, a person has entered into an arrangement with a foreign principal in relation to a process referred to in that paragraph and the arrangement is in force on that day, then subsection 5(1) applies to the person but the required information must be provided within 60 days after that day.

34 If, before the day on which paragraph 4(c) comes into force, a person has entered into an arrangement with a foreign principal in relation to a process referred to in that paragraph and the arrangement is in force on that day, then subsection 5(1) applies to the person but the required information must be provided within 60 days after that day.”

Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-70, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 109 to 114) is tabled.