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House Hansard - 34

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 19, 2022 07:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Mr. Charlie Angus
  • Feb/19/22 8:49:28 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. That member was openly promoting disinformation. That is not debate. We have to call out disinformation—
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Feb/19/22 1:06:52 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the hon. member spoke about being in South Korea. He told a personal story about meeting someone who was happy he was Canadian and not American. I cannot help but reflect on the fact that we are seeing misinformation and disinformation happening all around the world, much of it generated by Russian bots. People cannot be online for two minutes without being attacked by Russian bots. We have also seen misinformation being spread from places like Fox News and being amplified by Republicans like Ted Cruz. Would the member not agree that when Conservatives spread that misinformation and when Conservatives stand and get their photos taken with extremists, they are are in fact raising the level of misinformation and disinformation in our country and bringing us more into the divisive politics that we see in America?
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Context: House Hansard - 34 - Feb/19/22
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Feb/19/22 11:09:21 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I noted that my hon. friend from Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook talked about foreign interference as though we were just talking about the flow of money in donations to the so-called “freedom convoy”. I wonder if he has turned his attention to foreign interference in the form of disinformation, largely emanating from Russian websites, social media activity, as well as that emanating from the U.S. Republican Party.
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