The contract has already been awarded to PULSAR Platform. pulsarplatform.com
Anyone knows anything about it?
How many will get captured by this intel collection operation meant to attempt to break down vax "hesitancy"? 1/
Here's what the contractor must do for PHAC:
- Establish keyword algorithm to track vaccine hesitant conversations on social media
- Identify participants and influencers
- Target indigenous people and millennial males particularly
- Get hands on 3 years of historical data 2/
This is a massive intel collection operation that will then be leveraged to target specific audiences with tailored messages. In other words, this is a _________. 3/3
I'm old enough to remember when PHAC collected everyone's cellphone data without permission to assess compliance with lockdowns. theepochtimes.com/surveillance-c…
"For example, if we discover a community of Toronto University Students that indicate low confidence in vaccinations..."
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🧵 On... you guessed it #POEC and the #EmergenciesAct. If you're a jurist and I'm wrong, let me know.
The core issue is whether the threshold was met to use the blunt instrument.
From what I understand, the EA has a double test that needs to be met to declare an emergency. 1/
For a "public order emergency," there needs to be a threat as defined under section 2 of the CSIS Act.
2a) espionage & sabotage; 2b) foreign influenced activities; 2c) threat of or serious violence motivated by ideology (ie not plain homicide); 2d) violent overthrow of govt. 2/
As well it must meet section 3 of the EA, which mentions a situation that exceeds provincial capacity, that threatens sovereignty, and that no normal law can tackle. 3/