12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Justice and Law Enforcement
• National Security/Security
• Privacy and Access to Information

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, with regard to national security provisions regarding the collection and use of personal information, as well as with regard to the regulation of artificial intelligence technology.
• The need to implement independent review of the Canada Border Services Agency, including Bill C-20
• Various aspects of the National Security Act (formerly known as Bill C-59), including the Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act, amendments to the Criminal Code, amendments to the CSIS Act, the CSE Act, and the Avoiding Complicity in Foreign Mistreatment Act.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Enforcement of the Income Tax Act, in relation to the Canada Revenue Agency's monitoring, auditing and penalizing of charitable organizations in Canada regarding terrorist financing.
• The need for a public inquiry into the Extradition Act, including issues regarding national security-related cases, in order to make adequate and important reforms to the law.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

• Section 38 of the Criminal code of Canada, with regard to the disclosure of national security related evidence
• The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, with regard to resources, staffing and operation

Policies or Program

• Deportation policies of IRCC regarding individuals under security certificates
• Establishment within the Department of Justice of a Director of Terrorism Prosecutions
• Government policies, including Global Affairs Canada, regarding country analysis and risk of torture
• The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, with regard to resources, staffing and operation

Regulation

• Ministerial Directions on Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities to Public Safety’s security and intelligence bodies, regarding the entire directives and safeguards against torture

• Subject matter details in previous versions

  Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

  • The need to implement independent review of the Canada Border Services Agency