Liberal MP backtracks after voicing support for resolution critics call a threat to press freedom
Thomas said the Liberal government also employed its "interventionist approach" when,WATCH | Government won't 'implement' disinformation resolution, PM says:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his party will 'never' implement the 'combatting disinformation' resolution, which sparked controversy and criticism after passing at the Liberal convention.
In her first conversation with CBC News Wednesday, Dzerowicz said the reference to an "arm's-length non-partisan mechanism" is "one of the things that appealed" to her. She said it's worth finding out whether the government should be involved in cracking down on disinformation, or if it should be up to journalists and non-governmental organizations to do so.
"It wasn't meant to sort of be attacking journalists and I don't believe there's anything in here that is trying to attack freedom of expression in any way," she said. "The sentiment here is, what are the other options the government should be looking at." Justice Minister David Lametti said the Liberal Party has embraced many policies that never make their way into election campaign platforms, or take years to do so. He said that back in the 1980s, when he was a young Liberal, making recreational cannabis use legal was a party policy.
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