Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression
The Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression is a three-year initiative, led by the Public Policy Forum that aims to bring a concerted and disciplined review of the state of Canadian democracy and how it can be strengthened.
The Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression was created to examine and provide informed advice on how to maximize participation in democratic expression in the digital sphere and how to mitigate any obstacles to this free exchange of reliable information, including but not limited to measures to counter hate and disinformation.
Led by McGill’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, the research program aims to inform the Commission and its stakeholders on key issues pertaining to the democratic harms of digital technologies; to support the Commission’s deliberations and the work of the national citizen assemblies, and to respond to their needs throughout the deliberative process.
Run by MASS LBP, the national citizen assemblies, each comprising 42 randomly selected volunteers will advise the Commission on its values and priorities with respect to digital technology and democratic expression.