Canada Strong and Free fundraising emails using ‘crisis rhetoric,’ to stoke distrust in government and media, say comms experts, pollsters

Recent fundraising emails from the Canada Strong and Free Network tap into anxiety and pessimism and are 'textbook dog whistle politics,' says pollster Nik Nanos.

In a recent fundraising email, the Canada Strong and Free Network said that leaders such as Prime Minister Mark Carney 'betray Canadian values.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

October 13, 2025

Recent fundraising emails sent by the Canada Strong and Free Network employ a polarizing rhetoric pushing a narrative of distrust in democratic institutions and mainstream media, similar to messaging currently coming from the United States and other right-wing populist movem...

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