in World News Trudeau gov’t looking to create military propaganda organization to ‘influence’ how Canadians think
‘The military has no business trying to influence public opinion in any way shape or form, and in fact, no government body does,’ said John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
(LifeSiteNews) – Leaked documents show the Canadian Forces under the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are looking at using the country’s military to create an organization to shape the “attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of audiences.”
In an October Ottawa Citizen report, the newspaper said it was able to obtain documents which they claim show a government plan on creating a new Defence Strategic Communication group.
The goal of the group would be to move forward “national interests by using defence activities to influence the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of audiences.”
Target audiences for the new propaganda group would be Canadians as well as foreign nationals in places where the Canadian Forces operates.
John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, told LifeSiteNews that in a democracy such as Canada, the military’s purpose is to defend the country from threats, not to try and influence people’s opinion.