Taylor Owen (@taylorowen.bsky.social)

How Disinformation is Threatening Canada's Democracy Disinformation is the greatest threat to our democracy, according to the findings of Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, the commissioner of Canada's public inquiry into foreign interference. But what even prompted the Foreign Interference Commission? What are the key takeaways from Justice Hogue's final report on Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions? And how does America — specifically President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and social media platforms — affect Canada's information ecosystem and, ultimately, our country's sovereignty? Taylor Owen, the director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, explains. 00:11 Chinese foreign interference 00:35 The start of the Foreign Interference Commission 00:52 Indian foreign interference 1:37 Russian foreign interference (Tenet Media) 1:52 Justice Hogue’s final report on foreign interference 2:47 U.S. hostility to efforts of combatting disinformation 3:07 Media Ecosystem Observatory’s work monitoring the information ecosystem 6:49 America’s influence over Canada’s information ecosystem 7:47 Misinformation via podcast influencers 8:22 How the design of our social media platforms incentivizes disinformation 9:02 How disinformation affects our sovereignty https://bit.ly/FI-disinfo