I'll just follow up on the concern about a charter challenge that Mr. Bittle was talking about.
I'm not a lawyer, so I don't admit to knowing exactly how this works, but in proposed section 282.4 undue influence refers to “an individual who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident...and who does not reside in Canada”; a corporation that does not operate in Canada; “a trade union that does not hold bargaining rights...in Canada”; “a foreign political party”; or “a foreign government or an agent or mandatary of a foreign government”.
My understanding is that these foreign entities don't hold charter rights, so I'm not sure how that would be considered a challenge under the charter.
Could our officials comment on whether that would be a challenge to the charter?