Ottawa Launches $2.4 Million Initiative to Combat ‘Harmful Online Disinformation’

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announces a new expert advisory group on online safety as a next step in developing legislation to address harmful online content, during a press conference in Ottawa on March 30, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

The federal government announced another measure on July 21 that will impact the information space, this time with a $2.4 million investment to counter “harmful online disinformation.”

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, the minister responsible for the file, has cited a desire to “have a common set of facts” as part of the motivation behind the new measure.