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Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) In this Act,

  foreign power

  foreign power  means

  • (a) the government of a foreign state,

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  • (c) a political faction or party operating within a foreign state whose stated purpose is to assume the role of government of a foreign state; (puissance étrangère)

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Marginal note:Information shared with the government of a foreign state, etc.

• 60 (1) Information may be disclosed under an agreement or arrangement in writing between the Government of Canada, the Commission, the Commissioner of Competition or the Privacy Commissioner and the government of a foreign state, an international organization of states or an international organization established by the governments of states, or any institution of any such government or organization, if the person responsible for disclosing the information believes that

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• Marginal note:Clarification

  (5) For the purposes of this section, an arrangement may be created by the acceptance, by the Government of Canada, the Commission, the Commissioner of Competition or the Privacy Commissioner, of a written request for assistance from the government of a foreign state, an international organization of states or an international organization established by the governments of states, or any institution of any such government or organization, if the request is accompanied by a declaration that the party making the request will provide assistance to the party to whom the request is made on a reciprocal basis.

2 In this Act,

justice system participant

justice system participant  means

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• (c) a person who plays a role in respect of proceedings involving

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  • (iv) information that is obtained in confidence from a source in Canada, the government of a foreign state, an international organization of states or an institution of such a government or international organization, or

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Marginal note:Communication — foreign law enforcement agencies

• 6.4 (1) On receipt of a DNA profile from the government of a foreign state, an international organization established by the governments of states or an institution of such a government or international organization, the Commissioner may compare the profile with those already contained in the crime scene index, the convicted offenders index, the missing persons index and the human remains index to determine whether there is a match between profiles and may then communicate any of the following to the government, organization or institution, as the case may be:

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• Marginal note:Crime scene index

  (2) The Commissioner may, on the request of a law enforcement agency in the course of the investigation of a designated offence, communicate a DNA profile contained in the crime scene index to the government of a foreign state, an international organization established by the governments of states or an institution of any such government or international organization.

• Marginal note:Missing persons or human remains index

  (3) The Commissioner may, on the request of an investigating authority in the course of the investigation of a missing person or human remains, communicate a DNA profile contained in the missing persons index or the human remains index to the government of a foreign state, an international organization established by the governments of states or an institution of any such government or international organization.

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Marginal note:Certificate is conclusive evidence

• 14 (1) A certificate issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, or on his behalf by a person authorized by him, with respect to any of the following questions, namely,

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  • (c) whether a person or persons are to be regarded as the head or government of a foreign state or of a political subdivision of the foreign state,

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