Conspiracy theories and disinformation in Canadian politics amped up after ‘Freedom Convoy’

A conspiracy theory involving Justin Trudeau, the World Economic Forum, and the United Nations has garnered a lot of traction since the beginning of the so-called 'Freedom Convoy,' says communications and media professor Tanner Mirrlees.

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, left, published an op-ed last week in which she chastised some of her caucus colleagues for contributing to conspiracy theories. Conservative MPs Pierre Poilievre and Cheryl Gallant, pictured, have made 'dog-whistle' references to such theories. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY CHELSEA NASH

February 28, 2022

While watching MPs debate the “Freedom Convoy” and whether to support the now-revoked Emergencies Act, Canadians might be forgiven for thinking politicians were playing a game of two truths and a lie. Misinformation—false ...

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