Not enough data on election misinformation, say experts, as critics warn of government censorship

It’s ‘incumbent' PROC look more closely at the topic and to strike a middle-ground between protected speech and debate the responsibility people have for the misinformation they spread, says Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull.
Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull, pictured in this file photo, put forward the motion May 4 to study proposed legislation around election misinformation. A law making illegal the false spread of information about candidates was previously struck by an Ontario Superior Court Justice.
While a government amendment to its struck-down election misinformation law is one solution put forward, some MPs say want more in terms of study into how to combat false claims during election campaigns. On May 4, Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull (Whitby, Ont.) put forward a motion for the Procedure and H...

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