Canadians not interested in military spy games

For anyone to think the mandate of the CAF’s public affairs branch would be enhanced by including psychological and information operations against Canadian civilians is simply mondo bonkers.

Canadians want their military to defend Canadian interests and uphold Canadian values at home and abroad. We do not want them spying on us, deceiving us, or trying to modify our behaviour, writes Scott Taylor.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

June 28, 2021

OTTAWA—It is now official. Last week, the Department of National Defence released the results of four separate internal investigations into the Canadian military’s recent forays on using propaganda and influence activities on fellow Canadians. The conclusion of one investigation was that milita...

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