Misinformation Study: Free Speech at Risk in Canada?

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Misinformation study: free speech at risk in Canada?

A recent Statistics Canada study on “misinformation” is sparking serious concern—because what it claims to fight may pale in comparison to what it threatens: your right to speak freely. Rather than investigating why Canadians distrust media or institutions, the study labels that concern as a psychological flaw needing government correction.

But history—and the courts—have already ruled: Truth isn’t the property of the state. In 2021, the Ontario Superior Court struck down an Elections Act clause for violating the Charter. In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled against laws criminalizing the publication of known falsehoods. Why? Because even false speech must remain legal in a free society unless it poses real harm.

What’s truly dangerous is the rise of bureaucrats who see public skepticism not as a call for accountability—but as a threat to be neutralized. When institutions fail to self-correct, the instinct to silence dissent is not far behind.

Rather than empower citizens with better tools and transparency, this study lays the groundwork for speech control under the guise of “public good.”

❓ Do we trust government agencies to define truth for an entire country?
❓ Or is that precisely the kind of power our freedoms were designed to limit?

If you value liberty, now’s the time to speak up—before "truth" becomes just another government program.

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#misinformationstudy #freespeechcanada #canadianpolitics #statisticstrust #digitalcensorship