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They spoke with <em>Policy Options<\/em> editor-in-chief Jennifer Ditchburn at our pre-election breakfast on May 7, held in partnership with the Max Bell School of Public Policy and sponsored by CBC and Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-caption\">Photo: Jennifer Ditchburn, Elizabeth Dubois, Taylor Owen and Jennifer McGuire speak at the Rideau Club in Ottawa at\u00a0<em>Policy Options&rsquo;\u00a0<\/em>pre-election breakfast on electoral integrity and disinformation on May 7. By IRPP\/Shirley Cardenas<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Do you have something to say about the article you just read? 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