As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1

That digital content platforms put mechanisms in place to detect undesirable or questionable content that may be the product of disinformation or foreign interference, and that these platforms be required to promptly identify such content and report it to users; failure to do so should result in penalties.

Recommendation 2

That the Government of Canada develop an extensive information and awareness campaign on the dangers of disinformation, as well as on how to detect and protect against it.

Recommendation 3

That the Government of Canada require digital platforms to collaborate with independent academic research by providing, upon request and by any means deemed appropriate, the data needed to understand our digital ecosystem, particularly with regard to the way that exposure to harmful content affects vulnerable people, such as children.

Recommendation 4

An online communication service provider must take measures to ensure that the procedures, practices, rules and systems, including algorithms, put in place for the purpose of moderating content that is communicated on its online communication service and that is accessible to individuals in Canada, do not result in adverse differential treatment of any individual or group of individuals based on one or more prohibited ground of discrimination.

Recommendation 5

That the Government of Canada make changes to the Income Tax Act, specifically to rules that allow advertising purchased by businesses on foreign websites to be counted as a fully deductible expense, while restrictions remain for deducting the cost of advertising with Canadian media.