Unpunished psyops scheme a blow to CAF credibility

Even now that it is increasingly clear how this has eroded public trust in the military institution, not one officer has been held to account.

The initiative to train public affairs officers on behaviour-modification techniques was the brainchild of now retired Brig.-Gen. Jay Janzen, who was at the time the senior officer in the public affairs branch.Photograph courtesy of NATO/SSgt Ian Houlding GBR Army

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

October 4, 2021

OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian Armed Forces were pummelled with yet another self-inflicted wound to their public trust. The Ottawa Citizen reported the stunning news that certain military leaders viewed the COVID-19 pandemic as a welcome opportunity to employ propaganda techniques against...

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