It is of the utmost importance for us to attach the Criminal Code to the future foreign influence registry. Without it, it's almost like a tiger without any teeth. We cannot oblige individuals and entities working for a foreign government to register themselves with us.
Let us take the Australian model as an example. As soon as the Australian Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme was passed in 2018, many bureaucrats and elected members resigned, and we all know the reason why.
I think it would serve as a very effective measure to force people who are truly agents to come forward and register with the government. If they do not comply with this requirement, they would be subject to imprisonment or a very heavy fine. That is something for our government to consider.