Thank you very much.
I'd like to comment that for once I think I'm agreeing with my colleague from across the way there, Mr. Cooper, in terms of his line of reasoning.
For today, though, I'd like to talk a bit about mis- and disinformation and how we can help some of our vulnerable populations in our country. I'm a former educator. I really worry about young girls that I've taught and about my own daughter, who is growing up in an environment where what she sees online might not be trustworthy. Having seen first-hand some of the mis- and disinformation throughout the election—this was my first election—I'm increasingly concerned about how quickly these technologies are evolving.
This bill does a really good job in addressing AI-generated impersonation and deepfakes. In areas with limited access to local media—where I'm from in Nova Scotia is quite rural—where residents might rely more heavily on social media, I'm asking if you feel that these provisions will be sufficient to protect voters from increasingly sophisticated digital misinformation.
