Liberal Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly has told a parliamentary committee that her mandate includes wartime information operations like battling propaganda online, despite her directives including no such role.
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Joly made the comments during a meeting of the Commons foreign affairs committee. They came in response to a question by Liberal MP Randeep Sarai on how Canada was fighting Russian disinformation online as it pertains to the invasion of Ukraine.
“We’ve banned Russia Today and Sputnik on the broadcasting side. We’ve pushed digital platforms to also ban them but we need to do more,” said Joly. “My mandate as foreign minister is really to counter propaganda online.”
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