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Canada Needs Advanced Monitoring to Combat Disinformation. Among the country's greatest vulnerabilities is its fragmented media ecosystem.
The discourse should include not only the foreign dimension, but also that our adversaries masterfully leverage domestic actors.
For instance, Telegram, known for its privacy concerns and links to Russian government entities, has emerged as a key vector for Kremlin-backed propaganda that undermines trust in Canadian institutions and spreads anti-Ukrainian narratives. During the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, Russian state-backed outlets such as Russia Today (RT) significantly amplified coverage compared to mainstream Canadian news organizations, leveraging the event to inflame division and distrust in government. Rather than languish within the pages of a final report, PIFI’s findings must serve as a springboard for concrete policy actions, to foster a more resilient information ecosystem, one that can recognize and withstand the destabilizing forces of disinformation.
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