When the military dares to deceive, no one wins

The last time I checked, the role of the Canadian military was to protect Canada and Canadian values, not to alter the mental state of Canadian citizens.

It is one hell of a stretch to compare elite special forces combat soldiers to a handful of public affair officers monitoring civilian Facebook posts, writes Scott Taylor. Unsplash photograph by Glen Carrie

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

November 18, 2020

OTTAWA—Late last week, it was reported in the media that the Department of National Defence had ordered a halt to its controversial program of “weaponizing” its public affairs branch. This move comes in the wake of a series of news stories by Ottawa Citizen defence reporter David Pug...

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