I've said for years that Canada's greatest export isn't oil, lumber, or even maple syrup.
It's its carefully cultivated international reputation.
Being Canadian used to carry weight in the world's eyes.
We were known as a peaceful, prosperous, law-abiding country with trustworthy institutions, safe communities and a population that largely respected the rules…
We were also told that “if you played by the rules,” a middle-class existence was all but guaranteed.
That once-deserved reputation is currently hanging by a thread.
Last week, a colleague of mine shared an article with me whose headline reads more like something I would expect to hear about in a country where organized crime has deeply infiltrated the institutions responsible for protecting its citizens…
According to Toronto Police, the victim was abducted at gunpoint, handcuffed and assaulted while his attackers attempted to gain access to cryptocurrency assets.
The investigation eventually led to seven arrests and 82 criminal charges.
Police also recovered firearms, silencers, drugs and more than 2,700 rounds of ammunition, including approximately 2,500 rounds of ammunition that police said belonged to the military!