Manitoba election disinformation bill goes into ‘uncharted waters’, analyst says

A political analyst says the Manitoba government is entering uncharted waters with a new bill aimed at cracking down on election disinformation.University of Manitoba professor emeritus Paul Thomas says the proposed changes seem to try to go into the mindset of potential offenders and determine their motive.The bill, now before the legislature, proposes new measures against deliberate attempts to spread false information about candidates or undermine confidence in elections.