It would be consistent with what CSIS has been advising the leadership of our country, that sunshine is the best disinfectant and that openness and transparency is the best way to deal with foreign interference issues and also regain much of the lost trust of Canadians in our institutions. It would also remove political partisanship from all the issues.
Disinformation is most effective when it is used in the shadows, under the table. At the same time, though, by repeating itself, it becomes more and more effective, so by having a registry and allowing our society, the investigative journalists, to look at that.... For example, through my research I was able to find that the Liberal Party of Canada had an entry in the United States FARA, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, in 2019, fundraising among the Canadian diaspora there. Transparency like that would definitely help protect our confidence in institutions.