Canadian Government Whistling Past the Jihadi Graveyard

Published on February 23, 2024

Commentary What can citizens in a democracy reasonably expect from their governments (which they elect on a regular basis to do their bidding and whose salaries they pay through their tax dollars)?  I would submit that at a minimum they expect a great deal of honesty and transparency. Unlike dictatorships such as Iran, the People’s Republic of China, and Russia, which invent things whenever they want and tell their “electorates” all kinds of lies, Canada is run by democratically elected officials whose job it is to spend our money wisely, keep us abreast of developments, and accurately convey to us on a regular basis what we need to worry about....