‘Hard to know’: does Bill C-25 go far enough protecting elections from ‘deepfakes’ while still preserving Charter rights?

‘The whole world moves a lot faster than legislation, and it might be the type of thing where the legislation is always a bit out of date,’ says Lori Turnbull, who took part in the House’s speedy study of the Strong and Free Election Act.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon introduced Bill C-25, also called the Strong and Free Elections Act, which he said is a step to modernize and strengthen democracy by banning deepfakes, closing channels for foreign funding, among other provisions.

The Carney Liberals have passed a suite of changes to election laws that will, in part, attempt to crack down on digital “deepfakes” in elections, though questions remain if the updated election law goes far enough to bring new technologies to heel while respecting Chart...

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