Feb 20th, 2022: The Kremlin Playbook?

 



Does our Prime Minister steal the playbook from the Russian government when dealing with the trucker convoy in Ottawa? Since 2012, Russian authorities have applied the following approaches or reasons to take away the freedom of expression of their people.


"Threats to the state security": As we listen to our PM carefully, we can hear the same message.


"Public stability": As if he really cares about the stability of our economy. He has divided Canada more than any Prime Minister. 


"Restrictions to online expressions": Police have visited people who express their support for the trucker convoy in FB at their residences (invasive surveillance online activities).


"Target political opposition": There is no doubt that the truckers are not fond of his policies. Our government has threatened financial supporters of these truckers to freeze their bank accounts.


"Attack on civil society": People are no longer free to disagree with one another and with their government.


"Parliament has adopted numerous laws that limit or can be used to interfere with freedom of speech and information": This is very scarily close to home.


"Some of the more recently adopted laws threaten privacy": Not much different from what we have with the Invoking of The Emergencies Act.


"Authorities have unjustifiably prosecuted dozens on criminal charges for social media posts, online videos, media articles, and interviews": Many truckers in Canada will soon face criminal charges for what they believe as their fundamental human right.


This edition is my reflection after reading Russian Assault on Freedom of Expression. See link below.


https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/07/18/online-and-all-fronts/russias-assault-freedom-expression


2 Corinthians 3: 17

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."


John 8: 32

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

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