Poverty could trigger revolt in Canada – secret report — RT World News

Canada's economic outlook is “Beyond gloom” This could cause civil unrest in the next five years, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a confidential report to the government in Ottawa.

Titled “Five-Year Whole-Government Trends in Canada” The report was obtained through a legal request filed by Thompson Rivers University legal researcher Matt Malone. a “Heavily revised” The version was previously published National Post on Wednesday – although that was quickly removed from the document sharing site Scribd.

“The economic outlook for the next five years and beyond is bleak.” With the current situation in Canada expected “It is likely to deteriorate further.” The RCMP report said, citing NP columnist Tristin Huber.

“The coming recession will accelerate the decline in living standards experienced by younger generations compared to previous generations.” The report continued, adding that many Canadians are under 35 years old “You are unlikely to be able to afford a place to live.”

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To confirm the RCMP's findings, Hooper pointed to the Royal Bank of Canada analysis from December, which described housing affordability as “the best.” “Worse than ever.” Only the richest 25% of Canadians could hope to buy a single-family home, while condominiums were out of reach for 55.5% of households.

Despite the difficult economic conditions, the RCMP mainly placed the blame “wrong information” “Conspiracy theories” And “Paranoia” For the fact that Canadians were disappointed in their government.

“Law enforcement must anticipate continued social and political polarization fueled by disinformation campaigns and a growing distrust of all democratic institutions.” The report said.

The RCMP has acknowledged that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's coronavirus lockdowns have damaged both the Canadian economy and the country's social fabric, so much so that another response to the pandemic is likely to be widely rejected.

However, the author's main interest seems to be populists, who he claims have benefited from societal polarization “Conspiracy theories” to “Customize their messages to attract extremist movements.”

In the face of a protest by truck drivers in January 2022, against his government's harsh coronavirus policies, Trudeau accused the demonstrators of extremism and… Announce case of emergency. His government confiscated the bank accounts of many “Freedom Caravan” Leaders and others imprisoned.

The nine-page RCMP report is classified as confidential, for distribution within the organization only “Decision-makers” In the federal government. It was supposed to be a “Scanning exercise” That would look at trends in both Canada and abroad “This could have a significant impact on the Canadian government and the RCMP.”