First of all, I believe that Canada is taking action against foreign interference. I hear public comments, including those from certain witnesses who have appeared before this committee in recent weeks, to the effect that Canada has done nothing. I don't think that's true of either the present or previous governments, although Canada should absolutely do much more.
What else should we do? First of all, there are all the recommendations that I made it my presentation, but there are others I could mention. First, there could be a foreign agent registry. We discussed this when I appeared before you the last time, and others have discussed this with you as well. That should've been done a long time ago. Considering where we are today, we should move forward on this, although cautiously so we don't go too quickly.
Lastly, I would add that we need to discuss this at greater length publicly, generally, whether in the context of this committee's proceedings, as we said earlier, or in other fora. That's not a particularly original idea, but I've seen, in various research projects over the years, that the Canadian government acts reactively in national security matters. It acts when it's under pressure, both public and political pressure, but not when it's under pressure from a national security threat. The political pressure is on right now, and we've seen it take tiny steps in such circumstances in the past. I think we'll see progress over the next year, but it will have to be evaluated.