Fostering National Pride and Unity Will Deter Foreign Interference in Canada

Published on January 29, 2024

Commentary Is Canada vulnerable to foreign interference? Many of us think so, and fear that this has been the case for some time. Mere weeks after the end of the Second World War, Igor Gouzenko (a Soviet intelligence officer) defected to Canada. He brought proof that the USSR had been spying on its allies, and that there was a large network of spies in Canada. This was the beginning of the Cold War. The spying, of course, continued. And one wonders what sort of malign influence was exerted on our country. Certain developments make me wonder, such as when Canada reduced its NATO budget in the early 1970s and halved the number of troops stationed in Europe; or when it was rumoured that the Canadian cabinet had very nearly voted to withdraw from NATO. Then there was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s expressions of approval for the Soviet imposition of martial law on Poland in 1981....

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