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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced new steps his government is taking to combat foreign interference in Canadian elections, including appointing a special rapporteur and launching consultations into creating a foreign agents registry.

However, none of the steps in Trudeau’s multipronged approach included a public inquiry, which Opposition leaders had signalled earlier in the day was the only method of investigation they would support.

Instead, the decision on whether to call such an inquiry will be made by an “eminent Canadian” who Trudeau said would be appointed as special rapporteur and would have a “wide mandate” to oversee the new probes and provide public recommendations – including on whether a public inquiry is needed.

“We will abide by their recommendation,” he told reporters at a news conference on Parliament Hill on Monday evening.

“I know there are people out there who don’t believe this is enough. I get that. This is why we’re entrusting further work to someone impartial.”

Trudeau has also tasked Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to launch public consultations on setting up a new public registry for agents who work on behalf of foreign states, similar to ones established in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Mendicino will also establish a “counter-foreign interference coordinator’ to oversee the work and recommendations coming from the various agencies and committees.

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