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Experts welcome Rouleau’s call to combat misinformation, say ‘whole-of-society approach’ needed

The current information landscape is a feedback loop where 'you come for the ideology, and you stay despite the science-free lunacy,’ says health misinformation expert Timothy Caulfield.

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BY IAN CAMPBELL
March 6, 2023

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Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

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Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.

Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

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Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.

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Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes

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‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

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Foreign interference registry should include more explicit contact with leadership candidates and nominations, says Democracy Watch

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Liberal MP Carr says it’s hard to reach voters in current media landscape, while Tory MP Rempel Garner welcomes the changes

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Disinformation campaigns having long-term impact on public trust, MPs warned

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Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes

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Populist, far-right politicians have not only made gains in France, but are becoming a stronger threat across Europe and in the United States. In Canada, ‘There’s a bit of collective denial,’ says pollster Frank Graves.

Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes

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Populist, far-right politicians have not only made gains in France, but are becoming a stronger threat across Europe and in the United States. In Canada, ‘There’s a bit of collective denial,’ says pollster Frank Graves.

‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

If foreign powers can convince mainstream Canadian media to report a message they wish to advance 'it's quite dangerous' because it lends 'credibility to the entire narrative,’ said MLI’s Marcus Kolga.

‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

If foreign powers can convince mainstream Canadian media to report a message they wish to advance 'it's quite dangerous' because it lends 'credibility to the entire narrative,’ said MLI’s Marcus Kolga.

Foreign interference registry should include more explicit contact with leadership candidates and nominations, says Democracy Watch

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With misinformation and disinformation tied to foreign interference under the spotlight, a government think tank named “people cannot tell what is true and what is not” as the most likely of 35 potential future 'disruptions' for which Canada needs to be prepared.

Foreign interference registry should include more explicit contact with leadership candidates and nominations, says Democracy Watch

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

With misinformation and disinformation tied to foreign interference under the spotlight, a government think tank named “people cannot tell what is true and what is not” as the most likely of 35 potential future 'disruptions' for which Canada needs to be prepared.

Liberal MP Carr says it’s hard to reach voters in current media landscape, while Tory MP Rempel Garner welcomes the changes

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

‘There is an onus and a responsibility' for voters to 'go out and seek some of that information,’ says Liberal MP Ben Carr, but he also believes that many citizens are coming to 'rapid determinations' about issues, and those views 'are solidified very quickly.'

Liberal MP Carr says it’s hard to reach voters in current media landscape, while Tory MP Rempel Garner welcomes the changes

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

‘There is an onus and a responsibility' for voters to 'go out and seek some of that information,’ says Liberal MP Ben Carr, but he also believes that many citizens are coming to 'rapid determinations' about issues, and those views 'are solidified very quickly.'

Disinformation campaigns having long-term impact on public trust, MPs warned

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MediaSmarts executive director Kathryn Hill urges parliamentarians and all Canadians be trained to identify trusted sources, but in a way that focuses on 'discernment over just debunking.'

Disinformation campaigns having long-term impact on public trust, MPs warned

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

MediaSmarts executive director Kathryn Hill urges parliamentarians and all Canadians be trained to identify trusted sources, but in a way that focuses on 'discernment over just debunking.'

Experts welcome Rouleau’s call to combat misinformation, say ‘whole-of-society approach’ needed

The current information landscape is a feedback loop where 'you come for the ideology, and you stay despite the science-free lunacy,’ says health misinformation expert Timothy Caulfield.

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