Policy areas, Defence & Foreign Affairs
National security
The bills, debates, government news and lobbying filings that match this policy area.
Activity in this area
Totals so far, with the last 90 days under each.
- Bills
- 1
- 1 in the last 90 days
- Debates
- 945
- 183 in the last 90 days
- Government news
- 404
- 357 in the last 90 days
- Lobbying filings
- 4,731
- 536 in the last 90 days
Bills in this area
Bills whose title or summary matches this topic's terms. Check each one; a match says nothing about a position.
- C-40An Act respecting production, procurement and investment in relation to national defence and national security
Parliament of CanadaSecond reading in the House of Commons
Recent debates, news and lobbying
The most recent debates, government news and lobbying filings that match this area.
Government news
China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks
winnipegfreepress
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Canada must diversify trade away from the US for security reasons, says Freeland
natobserver
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Former CSIS chief warns that China 'will acquire' all information about you in Chinese EVs
natpost-politics
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Canada must diversify trade away from the U.S. for security reasons: Freeland
ctv-politics
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‘On Treason’ – an essential quick guide to the plots and politics of Alberta’s separation referendum
albertapolitics
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Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, NDP)
Madam Speaker, 500 Canadian steelworkers at Stelco are being thrown out of work by a U.S. corporation and its Trump-supporting CEO. Cleveland-Cliffs violated th…
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Debate
Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa West—Nepean, Lib.)
Madam Speaker, I rise to present a petition that was signed by over 3,000 petitioners. The petitioners are concerned with the historically long time that securi…
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Senator Patterson
I will look to my colleague Senator Batters. This is a complex bill, and it absolutely does have a legal component, but it also has an intense security and inte…
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Hon. Baltej S. Dhillon moved second reading of Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access. He said: Honourable senators, thank you for the opportunity to rise…
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Hon. Tony Ince
Honourable senators, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence a…
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Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc.
Budget · Defence · Economic Development
Lobbying
CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
Climate · Defence · Economic Development
Lobbying
B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada
National Security/Security
Lobbying
Canadian Nuclear Association
Aboriginal Affairs · Economic Development · Energy
Lobbying
Colleges and Institutes Canada
Defence · Education · Employment and Training
What is counted
Bills, debates and government news come from the places Clarion follows. Lobbying comes from these public registries: British Columbia and Canada (Federal) and City of Toronto.
Each count is the number of records grouped under this area, by its chosen terms, bill tags or lobbying subjects. It groups activity by subject, never by stance.
Most recent activity: October 16, 2026.
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