Without debate, Liberal Party members passed a policy resolution to combat online disinformation this weekend that critics warn could give the government control over Canadian media outlets.
The resolution calls for the Liberals to “explore options to hold online information services accountable for the veracity of material published on their platforms, and to limit publication only to material whose sources can be traced.”
“It’s deeply troubling this was sort of waved through at the Liberal convention,” said University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist.
“It’s a dangerous proposal,” said Geist, the Canada research chair in Internet and e-commerce law. “It’s one that we would see,
