Convoy organizers had extreme aims, says PM’s national security adviser
Extremism was at play amid the trucker convoy protests and blockades, and there is “no doubt” that some of the organizers who came to Ottawa did so with the intention of overthrowing the government, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top security adviser.
Jody Thomas says in unpacking what went down during the convoy protests, the clearing of them, and the divisions the whole ordeal exposed, Canada needs to take seriously the rise of domestic ideologically-motivated violent extremism.
Two months ago, Thomas took on the key job as Trudeau’s national security and intelligence adviser after a long career in the federal public service.
Career civil servant. That’s your ruling class at work Canada.
