Elections Canada: Stephane Perrault and News Spread

elections canada: Stephane Perrault says if the fake information appears in an advertisement, there are some minimal rules that cover impersonation of parties, candidates or Elections Canada officials and some elements of disinformation, according to Vancouver Courier. Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press Joan Bryden February 7, 20195 41 PM ESTFiled underPMN Share this story Not much Elections Canada can do about fake news spread about candidates Tumblr Pinterest Google Linked InOTTAWA Canada's chief electoral officer says there's not much his independent agency can do to counter fake news circulated about a candidate in the midst of an election. Canada's chief electoral watchdog says there's not much his independent agency can do to counter fake news circulated about a candidate in the midst of an election. Stephane Perrault told a House of Commons committee Thursday there are some minimal rules that cover impersonation of parties, candidates or Elections Canada officials and some limited forms of disinformation. In an appearance Thursday before a House of Commons committee, Perrault refused to comment specifically on an ad that falsely suggests NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who is in the midst of a byelection contest in British Columbia's Burnaby South, owns an opulent mansion. But lies spread through social media can't be regulated by Elections Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.