By Cristin Schmitz ( March 14, 2023, 12:40 PM EDT) -- As part of its plan to create a foreign influence transparency registry, Ottawa is consulting on possible enforcement steps, including the creation of new criminal and regulatory offences and penalties for: the destruction of records; undertaking registrable activities while not being registered; failure to fulfil reporting and disclosure obligations; providing false or misleading information or documentation in relation to an individual’s registration; and inducing or directing individuals or entities to undertake activities which, if taken, would be “registrable activities.”...