“The Liberals are taking too long to set up the foreign influence registry they already agreed to. I demand they give a clear date for when it will be operational.”
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A debate in the House of Commons about the long-delayed creation of a foreign influence registry. The Conservatives demanded a specific date for the registry to be operational, while the Liberals vaguely stated that it'll be ready in the 'upcoming weeks.'
“The transparency registry will be running soon. We're working on it. No, I won't give a specific date.”