During their overseas trips this week, both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino put a spotlight on the issue of “disinformation,” emphasizing Canada’s focus on the issue on the international stage.
Mendicino tweeted Nov. 19 that Canada will host a summit for other G7 countries next year to combat “disinformation,”
“Taking a leading role at the G7, Canada has invited counterpart interior and public safety ministers here for a summit to tackle disinformation, which is one of the most pervasive threats to all our democracies right now,” he wrote.
Mendicino made a similar announcement on Nov. 17 at the G7 summit in Germany with interior and security ministers from other countries. He tweeted that when it comes to “addressing the rise of mis- and disinformation online, the G7 stands united.”…