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The federal government said it would introduce a bill Monday afternoon to boost the ability of the country’s spy agency to monitor Canadians.

Amendments to the CSIS Act were to be tabled after Question Period, according to Darlene Stone, a spokeswoman for government House leader Peter Van Loan. The bill was expected shortly after 3 p.m. ET.

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The government originally planned to put the bill forward last Wednesday, before a gunman stormed Parliament Hill, sending MPs and Hill employees into an extended lockdown and abruptly ending the day’s business.

At the time, the government said the legislation would include: