World Economic Forum a key meetup, but has ‘nothing to do with Canada’s health, safety, and future,’ says globalization scholar

Global governance and constitutional law professor Errol Mendes says casting ‘Davos elites’ as the puppeteers behind the challenges facing Canada and the global community is ‘absolutely silly.’

The presence of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet at the Davos, Switzerland, summits hosted by the World Economic Forum have become ripe fodder for conspiracy theorists, says University of Ottawa professor Errol Mendes.Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

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BY STUART BENSON

August 23, 2023

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s rhetoric around “globalist Davos elites" controlling world governments is “absolutely silly,” according to University of Ottawa professor Errol Mendes. The academic says this summer’s record wildfire season, rising global temp...

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