Thank you, Chair.
We oppose this amendment, because Bill C-25 requires that the statement made be fraudulent and made with the intent to affect results or disrupt the conduct of an election, leadership contest or nomination contest. This measure does not restrict genuine debate, opinions, satire or parody. The goal is not to limit free expression but to stop those who intend to deliberately mislead Canadians, sow confusion or affect the conduct of or outcome of our elections.
Given these important guardrails and the fact that the spread of disinformation has become one of the greatest threats to our democratic processes, we won't be supporting this amendment.