It Was Never About a Virus

Indeed:

“In the first hours of the protest…
They wanted the word out there that the protestors were violent anarchists and if they didn’t act like violent anarchists, the feds were going to make it up.”

LISTEN: Blacklock’s and @AlexpiersonAMP. #FreedomConvoy #cdnpoli #disinformation https://t.co/QQ4WglY2wc

— Holly Doan (@hollyanndoan) June 6, 2023

 

More:

The Department of Public Safety issued a false security bulletin claiming it had “confirmation” Freedom Convoy protesters ransacked federal office buildings, Access To Information records show. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office yesterday said it had nothing to do with the disinformation: “There’s a danger.”

Canada the Mooch:

The federal government conducted a poll asking Canadians what made them more likely to take COVID-19 shots months before mandates related to the vaccines were enforced, records show.

The survey, conducted from May 5–12 of 2021, was Ottawa’s attempt to mine data using the World Health Organization’s “Behavioural Insights (BI) Tool” to support its efforts in “promoting the behaviours recommended by public health experts” during the pandemic.

Over 2,000 Canadians aged 18 and over were polled from an online panel by the Privy Council Office, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.

Respondents were asked about options such as paying people to take a COVID vaccine or restricting those who chose not to by denying them access to “certain activities.”

“Once a COVID-19 [vaccine] is available to you, to what extent would each of the following hypothetical measures make you more or less likely to get the vaccine right away?” the poll asked.

A total of 46 percent supported “financial reward from government,” said the report, titled “Applying Behavioural Science To The Government Of Canada’s Response To Covid-19.”

Forty-four percent endorsed compulsory orders that “getting the vaccine was mandatory to engage in certain activities.” Another 35 percent said “somewhat likely,” while 13 percent responded “not likely.”

The report noted financial rewards may be more effective for some demographic groups.

“For example, financial incentives appear to be more effective at encouraging visible minority respondents and younger respondents (18-34) to get a vaccine right away compared to nonvisible minority and older respondents,” it said.

 

How did that free money work out, guys?:

The Privy Council Office in a secret memo said Covid vaccine injuries and deaths “have the potential to shake public confidence” and must be carefully managed with “winning communication strategies.” A federal compensation fund to date has paid out millions on injury and death claims: “Government messaging following an adverse event will be important.”

 

But ... security:

Only a tenth of air travelers are using the costly ArriveCan app since it was made voluntary, records show. Use of the app had been mandatory until last October 1: “Canadians have been able to cross the border without it for decades and even centuries.”