Canada's democracy watchdogs are running out of money just as authoritarianism and foreign interference threaten the systems they defend. One fix borrows from environmental law: funnel fines against Big Tech, potentially up to $20 million or 5% of global revenue under pending legislation, straight into the civil rights groups fighting for democracy.

— via The Conversation — Canada, Sarah Burton, PhD candidate, Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa