Misinformation can distort national debates on important issues, chief justice warns
OTTAWA — Canada's chief justice is warning that the global rise in misinformation threatens national institutions and processes that underpin democracy.
Wagner told a conference organized by the Canadian Bar Association that exposure to misinformation can increase political cynicism, change voting patterns and distort national debates on important issues.
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