Credible news sources the only way to defeat disinformation

Canadian Brig.-Gen. Jay Janzen and I agree on that, at least. But who decides what’s credible is another question.

This month, the Canadian Armed Forces’ Jay Janzen, seen being interviewed at the opening of a NATO exercise in Poland in 2013, said Canadians should be wary of disinformation campaigns meant to influence the electorate. SSgt Ian Houlding/GBR Army photograph courtesy of NATO

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

January 30, 2019

OTTAWA—Last week, Canadian Brigadier-General Jay Janzen gave a presentation at Mount Royal University in Calgary wherein he exhorted all Canadians to be wary of Russia�...

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