The Trudeau Govt is using private social media surveillance company “Meltwater” to track Canadians posts, trends, and opinions. The Govt is also allowing Meltwater to Stats Can databases of CDN’s.
Last year alone Canadian taxpayers paid out $1,877,390.30 in contracts to the tech firmThe Privy Council Office (PCO) gave Meltwater a $49,437.50 contract for media monitoring and media relations. ‘The Trudeau Government is not paying millions of tax dollars to find out how it can save us money, but to learn how [to] build better propaganda,’ writes researcher Nya Pfannerstill
The Trudeau Liberals have paid out millions to a private social media surveillance company since Justin Trudeau first became prime minister. Although most details remain redacted, the federal government first signed a contract with Meltwater in 2014 worth tens of thousands of dollars.
They provide online “social listening” services and real-time social media monitoring to help clients “influence the world” around them.
“Everyday billions of conversations take place on social media: tweets, posts, comments, blogs, reviews, podcasts, and much more,” reads a blog posted to Meltwater’s website.
“If you were holding an event, wouldn’t you want to know that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was tweeting about it?” it reads.
Last year alone Canadian taxpayers paid out $1,877,390.30 in contracts to the tech firm.
