OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s national security advisor said Russia’s information war against Canada is increasingly successful as more and more Canadians believe Ukraine began the war caused by Russia’s invasion in 2022.
Nathalie Drouin, Carney’s outgoing national security and intelligence advisor (NSIA), told MPs Tuesday she was concerned by Russia’s growing success in influencing Canadians with misinformation and disinformation campaigns since 2021.
“The presence of Russia has changed” since 2021, Drouin told MPs on the Procedure and House Affairs committee. “Russia wants…