Disinformation is not new, but better strategies needed to shield public from threats, committee hears

For the past eight months, the RCMP has been preparing 'for the next election because we are expecting potential interference,' according to Ethics Committee testimony.
Conservative MP John Brassard chairs the House Ethics Committee, which is studying the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the work of parliamentarians.

There is no “silver bullet” to combat misinformation and disinformation in politics, but governments should be wary not to overreach and chill democratic participation in an attempt to stifle such practices, a parliamentary committee has heard.

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