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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. A policy grouping, never a position.

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What's moving here

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

Bills
17
6 in the last 90 days
Debates
2,825
1,781 in the last 90 days
Government media
1,159
1,083 in the last 90 days
Lobbying filings
11,551
1,384 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.

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Recent records

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

  1. Media2026-08-25

    Vancouver comedy program gives new comics a leg up in stand-up

    vancouverisawesome

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  2. Media2026-08-25

    Local cyclist carrying family history to Flanders Fields in Battlefield Bike Ride

    barrietoday

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  3. Media2026-08-25

    Lockerby Legion flies newly-designed Canadian Military Veterans Unity flag

    sudbury-dot-com

    Official record ↗

  4. Media2026-08-25

    Commanders release veteran safety Will Harris as their secondary takes shape

    winnipegfreepress

    Official record ↗

  5. Media2026-08-25

    Veteran driver Paul MacDonell wins final race of his illustrious career

    winnipegfreepress

    Official record ↗

  6. Lobbying2026-08-11

    Canadian Federation of Independent Business

    Advanced Education · Arts and Culture · COVID-19

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  1. Lobbying2026-08-07

    Stelumar Advanced Manufacturing Incorporated

    Industry · Regional Development · Science and Technology

  2. Lobbying2026-08-07

    Base Camp Connect

    Defence · Government Procurement · Industry

  3. Lobbying2026-08-06

    Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc.

    Defence · Government Procurement · Science and Technology

  4. Debate2026-07-29

    Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle, BQ)

    Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I was on a fact-finding mission last week with the Standing Committee on National Defence to assess our equipment, our operatio…

    Official record ↗

  5. Debate2026-06-18

    Robert Brookfield

    There's a more flexible element. From what I understand, the U.S. law directly names regions. That means the law has to be amended to make any changes to the es…

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  6. Debate2026-06-18

    Hon. Claude Carignan

    Honourable senators, I wasn’t expecting to deliver my speech following a quote from the Premier of Alberta, approved by Senator Gignac. Colleagues, I rise toda…

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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 — federal, provincial, and municipal coverage each reflects what has been 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: 2026-08-25.

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