Colleagues from Public Safety and Minister Mendicino, certainly, along with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence, have spoken about the work being done to ensure that there is no foreign influence and interference in Canada. It is a universal problem. All of our Five Eyes allies are facing the same issues in terms of foreign interference.
The hostile activity of state actors is being examined and monitored. We're doing some public consultation now to look at a foreign agent registry, as well as vigilance in terms of our IT systems through the Communications Security Establishment and working with CSIS in terms of knowing who is a foreign threat actor in this country.
Foreign influence is a constant cycle of activity. Yes, there are particular threat vectors and particular issues that foreign actors would be interested in, but with regard to asserting their country's position on specific issues and trying to influence certain individuals, it's an age-old problem. It has become advanced in terms of the technology that is now used. Certainly, social media has advanced that.
Misinformation and disinformation are key tools of foreign threat actors because they attempt to use disinformation to influence the Canadian population.