Canada: National intel agency memo rejected Trudeau’s Freedom Convoy Nazi narrative
OCT 16, 2022 8:00 AM
BY CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMS
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Back in February, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau levied an unsubstantiated smear against Conservative MP’s and Freedom Convoy supporters. He accused the MP’s of standing with “people who wave swastikas.” Trudeau was subsequently “ ripped” by Fox News for labeling protesters “Nazis” and a “fringe minority.”
Now, a CSIS Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) memo has been released which shows that CSIS rejected Trudeau’s Freedom Convoy “swastika narrative.”
Recall that Trudeau also said that police requested that he invoke the Emergencies Act. He lied.
The Procedure and House Affairs Committee of the House of Commons heard directly from Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell that neither he nor his team requested the Emergencies Act to be invoked.
“CSIS memo rejects Trudeau’s Freedom Convoy swastika narrative,” by Andrew Kozak, True North, October 11, 2022:
A memo produced by Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) during the Freedom Convoy admitted that Nazis were not representative of protesters who gathered in Ottawa last winter, and those waving offensive flags represented a “very small” portion of the crowd.
“The Canadian flag was the most prevalent flag on display in the crowd, likely reflecting participants’ belief they are patriotic Canadians standing up for their democratic rights,” said the secret memo, first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.
“A small number of flags (both purchased and self-created) reflected racist and bigoted world views. The presence of these flags however is not unique to this event and are often seen at anti-lockdown events across the country,” wrote CSIS in a secret memo titled Freedom Convoy 2022: The Imagery and Significance of Flags.
The memo suggests that agents compiled social media posts to analyze the convoy protests. “Within the crowd were a very small number of flags bearing racist or bigoted imagery,” wrote analysts.
Agents also acknowledged that many protesters “added a swastika to their flag, not necessarily to self-identify as Nazis but to imply the Prime Minister and federal government are acting like Nazis by imposing public health mandates.”
“The convoy is part of the broader anti-public health restrictions movement,” said the memo dated Feb. 2. “As with any movement only a small, fringe element supports the use of violence or might be willing to engage in it.”
“The Service is unaware of the presence of ideologically-motivated extremist groups at this weekend’s protests,” wrote the memo. “Freedom of expression is constitutionally protected in Canada.”… |
