The federal government is considering introducing legislation to make it an offence to knowingly spread misinformation that could harm people, says Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc. LeBlanc told CBC News he is interested in British MP Damian Collins's call for laws to punish those responsible for spreading dangerous misinformation online about the COVID-19 pandemic. NDP MP Charlie Angus said he would support legislation to fight online misinformation. British MP Damian Collins is calling for new laws to make it an offence to knowingly spread misinformation that can harm people. "They are trying to spread misinformation and scam Canadians out of their money or private data.

Source: CBC News April 15, 2020 08:01 UTC