It should be illegal to spread misinformation about voting

Canada has a chance to observe the threats to American democracy and act proactively to protect its own electoral institutions before it's too late.

Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault holds a press conference following the release of Elections Canada’s recommendations report for the 43rd and 44th general elections on June 7, 2022, in which he recommended that spreading disinformation about elections should be illegal.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

June 13, 2022

Democracy is a fragile thing these days. Just last week, many Canadians undoubtedly watched the first U.S. House hearing into the siege on Capitol Hill that took place on Jan. 6, 2021. At that hearing, the chair and vice-chair, a ...

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