This is a moment where we're seeing a very worrying blending and metastasization of disinformation narratives and violent extremist narratives. Some of these narratives have been pushed heavily by violent extremist groups over the last several years, and then we're now starting to see the mass movement of disinformation and conspiracy theory narratives.
To get in front of that, we need to do work not only with the people who are pushing these narratives, but with the wider community that is encountering them online. We need to build their digital literacy and their ability to critically consume media when they come across it online. For that, I would recommend that the Canadian government be thinking about much larger-scale programs to build critical media consumption skills across the entire population.