Anti-disinformation campaign hard to swallow when the problem is homegrown

While I have no doubt that Kenderesi’s ramblings will garner not a single serving service member to heed his advice, damage to the public trust will be more difficult to repair.

Leslie Kenderesi, who spoke against the military’s role in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine at a Dec. 5 anti-lockdown rally in Toronto, was confirmed to be a serving member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Screenshot via YouTube

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

December 14, 2020

OTTAWA—Canadian military officials are constantly warning civilians to be on their guard against the ongoing disinformation campaign being waged by meddlesome foreign state actors. There is no specific objective sought by these sowers of “fake news,” we are told, but rather their intent is to ...

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