Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I will just repeat this.
What I'm proposing is that, after the word “interference”, which is on that first line, we remove what follows: “particularly in the 2021 federal election, through the use of funds from foreign-influenced organizations affiliated with the United Front of the Communist Party of China,”. I'm proposing that we remove that.
I say this because I think this will not only expand the scope of the motion to include more hostile state actors in what we're studying, but will also include what's been happening in the past and how we've dealt with this issue of foreign interference then. Obviously, 2021 was not the first election we've had where there were suspicions of foreign interference. I think that going back and looking at how we've dealt with it in the previous elections, and going back and putting into context how that political interference is changing in today's day and age, in this digital space, would be a really good way for us to expand the scope of the motion. This would allow us to do something meaningful and really take a deep dive into how we, as a committee, can provide recommendations for the improvement of our democratic values and democratic institutions here in Canada.
Mr. Chair, I propose that amendment. I'm really hopeful that members will support my motion to expand the scope beyond just the CCP.