Trudeau urges caution to ensure foreign influence registry doesn’t target diasporas

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging caution in the face of growing calls for Canada to adopt a registry to track foreign influence efforts.

The prime minister says the government needs to find better ways to protect Canadians from foreign interference.

But he says a balance must be struck to ensure any new measures are not too broad and do not target certain diaspora groups such as Chinese- or Iranian-Canadians.

The Liberal government is facing calls to establish a foreign influence registry in response to reports of alleged interference by the Chinese government in recent Canadian elections.