OTTAWA — When Justice Paul Rouleau dropped his landmark report on the use of the Emergencies Act to quash the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protest, he included a warning: that misinformation is “inherently destructive and divisive,” and that its role in the unfolding movement was “pervasive.”
He said the mistrust in government some Canadians felt over the course of the pandemic was reinforced by false information swirling around the legitimacy and efficacy of public health measures like receiving vaccines and wearing masks. So far, the Department of Canadian Heritage has launched its Digital Citizenship Contribution Program, which promotes digital media literacy through educational activities and programming. Around $5 million has been earmarked over the past year to fund projects targeting misinformation about the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and to study how false content spreads.
For Caulfield, who wants to see more federal dollars flow towards research, that looks like halting the spread of misinformation before it even begins. Al-Rawi prepared a report on social media use during the convoy for Rouleau’s inquiry, which found that misinformation surfaced primarily on alternative platforms like Telegram.
His options are that he should stop spreading it ! Liberals and cbc are the major issue for Canadians misinformation! The whole liberal party is infested with unethical people !
Propaganda, is a real threat to progress and the Truth.
What about the main stream media? And who defines 'dangerous narrative'? The govt on all sides is guilty of using both MSM and social media to promote what we now know are false narratives!!!
How about a million dollar donation to the Trudeau Foundation will help too especially if you admire the Chinese dictatorship
What Misinformation? It wasn’t from the lab? The shots prevent covid? No one is vaxxed injured? Trudeau never blocked people from jobs? Chinese interference in Canadian elections? Natural immunity isn’t a thing? Masks work? The list keeps growing…
Everything you wrote about Covid was false.
Justice Rouleau does not have my ear.
Who determines what is misinformation? Can’t be the same body that controls the Internet.
How about the government just tells the truth?
Ohhhh I see... Is this how you government shills are going to spin the latest Trudeau/Liberal scandal with China's election interference? Misinformation that needs to be shut down?
Considering he based some of his decisions on what was heard by Ottawa police on social media, maybe he should just shutup. I'd be much more worried about mainstream news massive inaccuracies.
Hands off our free expression. Given how much false information you peddled throughout the pandemic, you are in no position to censor
Start with the conservative party paying canada proud to spread complete bullshit on twitter.
Justice Paul Rouleau would do better to investigate how mainstream government funded media — and the potentially false and dangerous narratives it perpetuates — influences Canadians.
Never mind social media, most of the dangerous rhetoric in this country comes out of Trudeau’s mouth!! You guys are just too corrupted to report it!
Any media outlet promoting the idea that the state should control what information you should be permitted to access is a media outlet that has chosen to betray the public.
I think this guy is allergic to aspirin. He needs to eat kiwis first. If there is a kiwis allergy then try honey first. Btw I luv social media. I luv reading.
State run media lol Also know as propaganda
Oh wow the comments here are awesome. How do the authoritarians keep winning elections?
Your constant misspelling of censorship is annoying
Silly paper.
TrudeauIsTheNewHitler
Well if he stopped lying that would help
Maybe he has a vax for the truth so he can tell it once before his booster
What inaccurate information did the truckers rely on?
He would be very pleased if he ever gets to control the information to the extent that the CCP does, hence his admiration for China.
JustinTrudeau is the problem. Remove him from office, get an honest PM into office, and the so called misinformation will take care of itself.
RAG
' — but Justin Trudeau has options...' Shouldn't this be up to a panel of independent experts. You stated it should be up to Trudeau to decide!!! That says it all about your journalism.
Considering that 90% of the things you called 'misinformation' over the last 3 years have turned out to be true, maybe it's time to lay off that word a bit.
Without misinformation you would be out of business.
He meant to say the Liberal parties use of these technologies has spread disinformation and misinformation along with media! We need to arrest these people and ban them from public forMs because they are lies and threat to Canadians ! Toronto is the biggest bs in media along cbc
Misinformation is it’s sole purpose.
Communist Canada.
The Toronto Star is “misinformation”.
Yes he does. He pays papers like yours to say what he wants.
Canada has ambitions to rival the US but it will be nothing more than a colony for dictatorships to launch assaults into America.
There was no 'misinformation' Trudeau and his creepy government is living up to Orwell's fears.
You can't make this shit up. This is why I avoid MSM. It's all bullshit. Wake up people
EnemyOfThePeople
LearnToCode 😂
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How does this outlet continue to operate it seems like not even a singular person is taking them at all seriously
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 I’m also here to contribute to the ratio. Oh and by the way, no one is buying your state sponsored propaganda anymore. Canadians should ban together and defund this rag.
Your biased reporting is getting tired. The unvaccinated were mistreated as a result of misinformation about transmission that you perpetuated without apology.
The biggest purveyors of misinformation is unequivocally the government and corporate media.
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The misinformation comes from Trudeau and his government controlled mainstream media
Good old Toronto Star. Always ready to stand up and hold the people accountable on behalf of the government.
I'm here to contribute to the ratio
Live footage of the Toronto Star news room
the vaccine is and did kill people ,when will the Toronto star print those truthful facts and numbers for Canadians ?
Says the number one source of misinformation
Says one of the biggest purveyors of misinformation in the MSM and that is saying something.
Just have Trudeau ask China or Ukraine what’s safe to say.
Omg Goebbels is so proud.
Is the article just bullet points of every leftwing rag in the country? I'm not a subscriber.
As of the time of this reply, Toronto star’s post was seen 21k times and received 1 like. The people don’t want this
When you say ‘misinformation’ you mean anything not falling in line with your political masters.
Enemy of the people
Like how the now confirmed lab leak theory was “misinformation”?
'The state doesn't like being questioned'
As a publisher of misinformation, surely you can define it?
Says the leftist propaganda rag,
Of course he does. He has . 🙄
Thats the problem, you SHOUDN'T have an option to sensor if you think someone is wrong. My son is a lil cuck.
Anyone who doesn’t want to be restricted by these fascists should get a VPN account. They’re cheap and very easy to use.
Who decides what is misinformation?
define ‘misinformation’
Kinda like you guys. Toronto Star. Just post whatever other news outlet put out without doing research yourself.
Yes, he can stop lying.