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Defence & Foreign Affairs

Clarion tracks Defence & Foreign Affairs across Canada's legislative record — the bills tagged to it, the House and legislature debates that mention it, the government media around it, and the lobbying filed on it. Every number is a deterministic count cited to the official record, refreshed each morning. A policy grouping, never a position.

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Activity on this area

All-time counts of records matching this area's curated bilingual anchors.

Bills
17
8 in the last 90 days
Debates
979
938 in the last 90 days
Government media
142
106 in the last 90 days
Lobbying filings
10,439
2,437 in the last 90 days

Bills in this area

Bills grouped into this policy area. This is a subject grouping — it does not indicate support for or opposition to any bill.

Recent records

The most recent debates, government media, and lobbying filings matching this area.

  1. Media2026-06-30

    New China Tariffs on Canada Day Prove the Total Failure of the Liberal Trade Agenda for Farmers

    party-cpc

    Official record ↗

  2. Media2026-06-30

    PM Carney to travel to Turkiye for NATO summit next week, then Saudi Arabia

    ctv-politics

    Official record ↗

  3. Media2026-06-30

    Sommet de l’OTAN | Mark Carney se rendra en Turquie la semaine prochaine

    lapresse-politique

    Official record ↗

  4. Media2026-06-30

    Carney to travel to Turkey for NATO summit next week, then Saudi Arabia

    citynews-toronto

    Official record ↗

  5. Media2026-06-30

    Prime Minister Carney to attend the NATO Summit in Türkiye and visit Saudi Arabia to deepen trade, technology, and defence partnerships

    pmo-news

    Official record ↗

  6. Lobbying2026-06-25

    Canadian Coatings Association

    Defence · Government Procurement · Industry

  7. Lobbying2026-06-25

    Canadian Federation of Musicians

    Arts and Culture · Immigration · Foreign Affairs

  8. Lobbying2026-06-25

    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Canada

    Defence · Health · Industry

  9. Lobbying2026-06-25

    College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals

    Defence

  10. Lobbying2026-06-25

    Lobbying communication

    Digital government · Economic development and trade · Financial institutions

  11. Debate2026-06-18

    Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)

    Mr. Speaker, this week, the Prime Minister claimed that Trump's war in Iran was “worth it.” Thousands were killed, including schoolchildren. Schools and hospit…

    Official record ↗

  12. Debate2026-06-18

    Hon. Mona Fortier (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)

    Mr. Speaker, I am sure you are one who appreciates a great shawarma. On June 7, the second edition of the shawarma festival was held in my riding in the Byward…

    Official record ↗

  13. Debate2026-06-18

    Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

    Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I think you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That, no…

    Official record ↗

  14. Debate2026-06-18

    Greg McLean (Calgary Centre, CPC)

    Mr. Speaker, today we honour the life and legacy of Philip Roderick MacAulay, a long-time president of the Royal Canadian Legion Calgary No. 1 Branch, who passe…

    Official record ↗

  15. Debate2026-06-18

    House debate

    Hon. Pat Duncan moved third reading of Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to enact An Act to change the names of certain electoral district…

    Official record ↗

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What's counted

Bills, debates, and government media are counted nationally. Lobbying reflects the public registries Clarion ingests: British Columbia and Canada (Federal) and City of Toronto and Ontario — the federal registry is complete; provincial and municipal coverage reflects the registries ingested to date.

Every count is a deterministic tally of real records matching curated anchors — a way to group activity by policy area, not a measure of support, opposition, or outcome. Bills are grouped by subject, never by stance.

Most recent tracked activity: 2026-06-30.

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