Ottawa police warn protesters that a crackdown is coming as federal government cites alleged extremist ties of convoy leaders
… One Liberal MP suggested Russia may also be a player in the disinformation that he said is motivating protesters
MP John McKay, chair of the Commons national defence committee, said in an interview with the Star, that the use of Emergency Act, given the protests that spread across the country, is “absolutely necessary. You cannot govern a country with mass insurrection across from one end of the country to the other.”
“My own view is that it is part of a disinformation misinformation campaign conducted by either state or non-state actors which is manipulating people who have actually, say, a limited understanding of what governments can do and can’t do.”
Asked which “state” actors he meant, McKay said bluntly, “Russians” and observed that the chaos in Ottawa is getting lots of play on Russian TV.
