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Defending Canada: The Power of Nonviolent Defence

The Threat

Canadians face a threat to the sovereignty of Canada and their democratic, pluralistic way of life. How do we defend ourselves?

Canada shares the longest unprotected border in the world with a country whose president has repeatedly called for the annexation of Canada. Trump in his inaugural address made his intentions clear. He stated that his administration would “expand our territory” and “carry our flag into new and beautiful horizons.” Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada are the three territories that he immediately had in mind. We should not take Trump’s expansionist threats lightly. Continue reading

Disinformation, or Debating with a Bot

“Disinformation” undoubtedly exists as a form of warfare in this contentious age of artificial intelligence. But how do we know disinformation when we come across it? The obvious danger is that officials and activists will dismiss strongly opposing views as disinformation, not to be taken seriously, or, at worse as potential sedition to be investigated.

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