Canada's Military Propaganda Program

PUBLISHED: 07/11/2020

A Canadian Military operation has recently been brought to light - one that has been using propaganda and technology to influence Canadians.

The Defence Strategic Communication Group is part of plan that has not been approved by the Minister of National Defence, and is currently under investigation concerning the data it collected on the Canadian people during it’s time assisting LTC homes in Ontario and Quebec.

This rings similarly to the Cambridge Analytica scandal of the 2016 US election - what exactly is the Canadian Military hoping to accomplish? And are the Canadian people at risk from their own military?

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GUESTS:

Emma Briant - Research Associate in Human Rights at Bard College New York - https://bard.academia.edu/EmmaBriant

Scott Taylor - Journalist, ex-Canadian Solider - https://www.hilltimes.com/author/scott-taylor

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REFERENCES:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-military-to-establish-new-organization-to-use-propaganda-other-techniques-to-influence-canadians

https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/13225-governments-have-failed-to-learn-from-the-cambridge-analytica-scandal

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