Upon looking at those who participated in the crafting of this “discussion” paper, which includes several former CSIS directors, advisors to Prime Ministers and high-level civil servants, it can quickly be seen that this is no benign academic exercise but represents a top-down policy intention. The authors of the report reference the changes to Canada’s security architecture based on the threat of Russian aggression, Chinese subversion to the western order, domestic terrorism with a focus on the “loss of confidence in the government resulting in the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation.
