It's a battle that is very current, so your question is quite relevant.
The areas or issues exposed by the Foreign Interference Commission were the motivation for the legislative and administrative changes we made to rectify the situation. I know that Elections Canada provides oversight. I want to highlight two other measures we announced when the bill was introduced, to monitor foreign interference, misinformation and disinformation.
The Government of Canada now has enhanced capacity in that area. We have the cabinet directive on election monitoring and the publication of incident reports. That has worked quite well. The updated system seems to have been very effective during the last election campaign.
This is about addressing misinformation, deepfakes and the malicious spreading of false information in relation to an election, among other things. Obviously, in no way did we want to capture parody, satire or comments made in good faith, meaning for the purposes of expressing an opinion by voting. However, people or entities who share or spread information they know to be false will be dealt with harshly under the provisions of this bill.
Earlier, we talked about the provisions pertaining to third-party contributions. While that funding is strictly regulated in Canada, these provisions will eliminate, or nearly eliminate, the potential for foreign funding to enter our electoral processes. They will prevent political parties from using cryptocurrency, gift cards, prepaid cards and more.
There are numerous measures, all recommended by either Elections Canada or election authorities, or the Foreign Interference Commission. I think we've put together a suite of measures that address all of those recommendations in a timely and comprehensive way. At least, that's my hope.