Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 1, 2022, 11:34 p.m. No.15525409   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>5435

>>15525404

>a former communications consultant

https://www.queensu.ca/politics/tim-abray

Timโ€™s research looks at the effects of political communication on voter behaviour, reevaluating dominant theories through the lens of contemporary behavioural and cognitive psychology. Tim is interested in how electoral tactics affect votersโ€™ decisions and their overall attitudes about politics and political institutions. Tim is particularly interested in non-conscious effects โ€“ those things that affect our judgments without our active awareness โ€“ and their potential to subvert the necessary conditions of democratic functioning.

Tim is a former radio journalist and award-winning communications consultant whose interest in political systems is fed by 20-years of experience in political and public policy communication. Timโ€™s years of experience sitting at the table with senior government decision-makers has informed his intuitions about modern political practice and led him to closely examine the effect of contemporary communications tactics on individuals and democratic institutions.

Tim lives in Ottawa and is an active member of the community there. He is a former board member and chair of the planning committee for the Centretown Community Citizens Association. He spends much of his spare time learning about fairness and balance from his daughter.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 1, 2022, 11:57 p.m. No.15525469   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>15525468

>https://www.queensu.ca/politics/people/jonathan-rose

Canadian Politics, mass media, political communication, political advertising, propaganda. More recently he has been interested in the practice of deliberative democracy and the demands such experiments make on citizens and governments.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 1, 2022, 11:59 p.m. No.15525475   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

https://twitter.com/capitalyoga/status/1488590239786487809

True story. The protesters on King Edward called the police on ME standing there. And guess what? The @OttawaPolice CAME WITHIN MINUTES and removed my little body from blocking traffic while the trucks block 2 lanes. Wtf Ottawa

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 12:26 a.m. No.15525546   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

https://twitter.com/CarymaRules/status/1488669301351452673

Convoy supporters try bullying the counter protester to leave, including by chanting โ€œFREEDOM!!!โ€ at him. All this, without a trace of irony.

Police offer to escort the counter protester away from the area, which he declined.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 12:43 a.m. No.15525593   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>5615 >>5796 >>5971 >>6072 >>6111 >>6166 >>6206

>>15525590

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-suspended-the-view-holocaust/

"Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments," ABC News President Kim Goodwin said Tuesday in a statement. "While Whoopi has apologized, I've asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities."

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 12:48 a.m. No.15525615   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>5634 >>5796 >>5971 >>6072 >>6111 >>6166 >>6206

>>15525593

>While Whoopi has apologized, I've asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities.

 

The announcement was made by Walt Disney Chairman of General Entertainment Content Peter Rice, who called Godwin โ€œan instinctive and admired executive whose unique experiences, strengths and strategic vision made her the ideal choice.โ€

Godwin will oversee editorial and business operations for broadcast, digital, streaming and audio news across the news organization including โ€œGood Morning America,โ€ โ€œWorld News Tonight,โ€ โ€œ20/20,โ€ โ€œNightlineโ€ and โ€œThe View.โ€

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 2:11 a.m. No.15525849   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1488698123987869697

To the nearly 90% of truckers across the country whoโ€™ve gotten vaccinated and are working hard to keep our shelves stocked and our economy moving: Thank you. Just like weโ€™ve relied on you, you can rely on us to stand with you โ€“ and make sure you can do your job safely.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 2:22 a.m. No.15525895   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>5914 >>5924

https://babylonbee.com/news/socialists-condemn-workers-of-the-world-for-uniting

Socialists Condemn Workers Of The World For Uniting

Socialists around the world are condemning the trucker freedom protest in Canada as the working class unites to defend their human rights.

"When workers of the world unite against overbearing government mandates, that's literal fascism," said a sobbing socialist Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from deep within his top-secret bunker underneath Washington, D.C. "True, compassionate socialism is when the government partners with private corporations to force experimental drugs on the populace and threaten their very livelihoods if they don't. Everyone knows that."

According to sources, socialists were initially thrilled by the trucker convoy, as they had mistaken it for a bread line. To their dismay, they soon found out that it was a toxic freedom march organized by the working class against the Canadian bourgeois.

"As compassionate leaders, we must send heavily armed military and police personnel to stop these united working-class people before they take over and spread their freedom-loving fascism everywhere. It's the moral thing to do," said Trudeau.

Reports say Trudeau is weighing his options to quell the protest, including calling them Nazis, hitting them with drone strikes, or releasing a herd of angry moose into the crowd.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 2:27 a.m. No.15525914   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>15525895

https://babylonbee.com/news/trudeau-demands-truckers-get-vaccinated-like-he-did-so-they-dont-catch-covid-like-he-did

Trudeau Demands Truckers Get Vaccinated Like He Did So They Don't Catch COVID Like He Did

As truckers continue to march on Canada's capital to very politely ask for their human rights back, Trudeau is doubling down on his position. In a fiery speech this week, Trudeau demanded truckers follow his example and get vaccinated like he did, so they don't catch COVID like he did.

"Listen, I have COVID right now, and trust meโ€”you don't want this," said Trudeau in his classic Trudeau girly voice. "I know you all are all deplorable evil disgusting racists, and there's no avoiding that. But if you would just get the jab like me, you could at least avoid COVIDโ€”something I was unable to do."

With the COVID infection ravaging his thrice-vaccinated body, Trudeau will remain in quarantine, deep in a hole in the ground in an undisclosed location until he has fully recovered, or until the truckers all go homeโ€”whichever comes last.

"Be smart, trust the science, and get jabbed, you disgusting racists, it's the right thing to do," said Trudeau before coughing uncontrollably into his sleeve and crying.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 2:30 a.m. No.15525928   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

The sharper edges in the new design will just immediately put you out of your misery, so you donโ€™t have to roll around on the ground in excruciating pain for minutes on end. Utilizing advanced laser-driven techniques, LEGO factories can now hone the edges of the famously sharp and painful bricks to such a fine point that the human nervous system instantly shuts down upon coming into contact with them. โ€œThis is the most promising advancement weโ€™ve made in our brick design since we first introduced the bricks that make it feel like your foot is being stabbed by a hundred sharpened katanas many decades ago.โ€

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 2:37 a.m. No.15525947   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>5949

The source is Scarlet Tunic: Volume 2 by Robert Gordon Teather, an RCMP veteran of 30 years, published in 1997.When an RCMP constable is sworn in, he or she takes a three part oath:

Oath of Allegiance: โ€œDo you solemnly swear that you will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, her heirs and successors according to the law, so help you God?โ€

Oath of Office: โ€œDo you solemnly swear that you will faithfully, diligently and impartially execute and perform the duties required of you as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and will well and truly obey and perform all lawful orders and instructions that you receive, without fear, favor or affection of or towards any person, so help you God?โ€

Oath of Secrecy: โ€œDo you solemnly swear that you will keep absolutely secret all knowledge and information of which you may become possessed through your position with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; that you will not, without due authority in that behalf, discuss with members of the Force, or any other person, either by word or by letter, any matter which may come to your notice through your employment with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, so help you God?โ€

To each of these questions, the response is: โ€œI do so swear.โ€

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 2:38 a.m. No.15525949   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>15525947

>Oath of Allegiance: โ€œDo you solemnly swear that you will be faithful and bear true allegiance toHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, her heirs and successors according to the law, so help you God?โ€

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 2:40 a.m. No.15525955   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/canadian-citizenship/ceremony/oath.html

Oath of Citizenship

Why we swear or affirm allegiance to the Queen

In Canada, the Queen is the Head of State; therefore, in order to become citizens, all applicants for citizenship who are 14 years of age or older must swear or affirm to be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors.

The option to swear or affirm must be offered to the candidates, either during the preamble or immediately before the administration of the Oath of Citizenship. This can be done by the clerk of the ceremony or a citizenship judge. It should not be implied that one option is more desirable than the other, as both are equally valid. The citizenship judge should say โ€œI swearโ€.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 2:47 a.m. No.15525979   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Prince Andrew's accuser is seeking testimony from a royal aide who her lawyers believe may have information about his visits to Jeffrey Epstein.

Judge Lewis Kaplan submitted a formal request on behalf of Virginia Giuffre to British authorities for evidence from Robert Olney.

Andrew's former equerry is named in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book under "Duke of York," a court filing states.

They want to ask the aide about any communications he had with Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell or Giuffre and about the prince's visits to Epstein's homes.

Giuffre says she was forced to have sex with Andrew in London, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands while a 17-year-old sex trafficking victim.

A court filing reads: "Mr. Olney is [Prince Andrew's] former equerry, and his name appears in Jeffrey Epstein's phone book under 'Duke of York.'

"Mr. Olney thus likely has relevant information about [Prince Andrew's] travel to and from Jeffrey Epstein's various properties during the relevant period, and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who [Virginia Giuffre] alleges procured her for sex trafficking and forced her to engage in sex acts with [Prince Andrew].

"Because [Prince Andrew] denies ever having met or abused [Virginia Giuffre], such information is directly relevant to a disputed fact to be adjudicated at trial."

Court documents show Kaplan requesting the High Court in London obtain Olney's testimony by April 29, 2022, "or as soon as practicably possible thereafter, in person or by remote videoconference as appropriate."

A similar request has been made for evidence from Shukri Walker, who says she saw the prince at nightclub Tramp, in London, with a young woman.

Giuffre says Epstein, Maxwell and Andrew took her to Tramp the night they first had sex in 2001.

A court filing reads: "Ms. Walker has stated publicly in the press that she was a witness to [Prince Andrew's] presence at Tramp during the relevant time period with a young woman who may have been [Virginia Giuffre].

"Ms. Walker has therefore stated herself that she is a potential witness, and would thus be relevant to this dispute because [Virginia Giuffre] contends that [Prince Andrew] abused her in London after visiting Tramp together, while [Prince Andrew] denies being at Tramp on the night in question or having ever met [Virginia Giuffre]."

The duke's lawyer, Andrew Brettler, has requested testimony from Giuffre's husband, Robert, and from her therapist, Dr. Judith Lightfoot.

The prince's legal team attempted in January to get the case against him thrown out on several grounds, including a 2009 settlement agreement between Giuffre and Epstein.

However, Judge Kaplan rejected his arguments and ordered a trial, which is likely to take place some time after July.

A source close to Andrew previously told Newsweek: "Given the robustness with which Judge Kaplan greeted our arguments, we are unsurprised by the ruling.

"However, it was not a judgement on the merits of Ms Giuffre's allegations. This is a marathon not a sprint and the Duke will continue to defend himself against these claims."

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 3:36 a.m. No.15526093   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6104 >>6111 >>6231

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/coutts-border-blockade-protest-alberta-1.6334990

Kenney calls for calm at Alberta border blockade after some protesters breach police barriers

RCMP have pulled back for now but say they will enforce law and reopen border

Officials are calling for cooler heads to prevail after a trucker blockade โ€” which began Saturday at the Canada-U.S. border in southern Alberta โ€” grew violent Tuesday.

Premier Jason Kenney has called on protesters to end their demonstration after police said some protesters breached police barriers to join the demonstration. Later, a head-on collision occurred, resulting in an assault, police said.

"This kind of conduct is totally unacceptable," Kenney said during a news conference in Edmonton. "Without hesitation, I condemn those actions and I call for calm."

The protest of trucks lined up in front of the border checkpoint, the primary conduit for the approximately $6 billion in trade between Alberta and the United States, has halted all traffic at this point of Highway 4 since Saturday.

The demonstration is tied to an ongoing, nationwide protest over federal rules for unvaccinated or partially vaccinated truckers entering Canada from the U.S. The rules took effect last month.

The latest events occurred after Mounties announced earlier Tuesday that they would be clearing the roadblock outside the border crossing in Coutts, Alta., a village about 300 kilometres southeast of Calgary.

Police then set up a checkpoint about 20 kilometres to the north of Coutts, in the town of Milk River, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Curtis Peters told reporters Tuesday evening.

As teams of officers approached truck cabs, a handful of drivers began slowly peeling off and driving away, Peters said.

At the same time, north of Coutts, other protesters breached an RCMP roadblock on Highway 4 and joined the blockade, driving through the ditch and south toward the border in the northbound lane at high speed, Peters said.

Meanwhile, several trucks driving north, away from the border, were also driving in the same lane in the opposite direction. A head-on crash happened at that time, which resulted in an assault, police said.

At that point, RCMP said they decided to pull back.

No arrests were made but the RCMP say they intend to "restore the movement of goods and vehicles on the road, but not at the risk of public safety," Peters said.

Police say the details of the collision and the assault are still under investigation.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 3:37 a.m. No.15526096   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/two-charged-weekend-protests-ottawa-1.6336086

On Sunday, police charged 37-year-old Andre J. Lacasse of Ottawa with carrying a weapon to a public meeting.

A 29-year-old man from Ottawa was also arrested on Tuesday, but police say it stemmed from an incident that occurred Saturday. At the time, police said officers did not arrest the man in order to avoid a larger confrontation. Matthew Dorken is charged with mischief under $5,000.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 3:39 a.m. No.15526104   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6111 >>6231

>>15526093

Enforcement delayed

Kenney called for people to stay away from the area while the RCMP carry out their action against the blockade.

He said the about 100 individuals are preventing thousands of truckers from doing their job of delivering food, goods and medicine to Albertans and Canadians, emphasizing that blocking a key piece of infrastructure is against the law.

Although it is unclear what that enforcement will entail, RCMP said in a press release that it is unlawful to wilfully obstruct the highway citing Alberta's Critical Infrastructure Defence Act.

"Those participating in a blockade can also expect enforcement of any contraventions of the Criminal Code of Canada, the Traffic Safety Act and Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulations at this location and area roadways."

The RCMP said the blockade has impeded the ability for emergency agencies to provide full services to Coutts residents.

Peters told the Calgary Eyeopener on Tuesday morning that the force had brought in additional resources in case arrests or the towing of vehicles became necessary.

"We'll use them if we need to," Peters said.

It has clogged the border crossing that is an entry point for a wide variety of goods, from foodstuffs to animal feed to farm equipment, and left some truckers stranded in the traffic gridlock.

On Monday, RCMP were able to free 40 or 50 vehicles that Peters described as "victims kind of caught in the mix of this."

"That was one of the objectives for yesterday, to get them freed," Peters said.

As the situation drags on, and at a standstill, Peters said that safety of persons โ€” including police, those living in the community of Coutts and the media โ€” is the first priority for RCMP.

Rebecca Purdy with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said in an emailed statement that travellers are being advised to use other crossings into the United States.

She said that no traffic is being blocked from coming into Canada at other ports of entry โ€” and the CBSA "is ready to respond, with police of local jurisdiction if necessary, to any events impeding operations at ports of entry."

"It is an offence under the Customs Act to hinder the ability of a border services officer to conduct their work," Purdy said.

The blockade violates the Alberta Traffic Safety Act, Kenney said, and he also cited the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act as being among the tools available to the police and prosecutors.

But Kenney has said it's up to local authorities to enforce provincial legislation, which allows for additional penalties against protesters blockading highways and other infrastructure.

In a statement posted to social media on Monday, the UCP's acting justice minister Sonya Savage wrote that questions about the Coutts border blockade are best answered by RCMP and local law enforcement.

"Operational enforcement decisions are the responsibility of police services, and enforcement at the border crossing itself is in part a federal responsibility," Savage's tweets read in part.

At a press conference Tuesday, the province's Official Opposition, the NDP, also called on the UCP to act.

The NDP asked that the government seek an immediate court injunction to clear the blockade.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 3:47 a.m. No.15526124   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6129 >>6142 >>6166 >>6206

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/gazette/rcmp-arrest-leads-sentence-ottawa-man-international-child-porn-investigation

RCMP arrest leads to sentence of Ottawa man in international child porn investigation

When international police found a possible link between a Canadian man and a group of transnational child sex offenders in January 2020, the RCMP launched a complex international investigation.

Five months later, RCMP officers arrested Ottawa resident Tristan Alexandre Perrier on charges of making, possessing and distributing child pornography.

RCMP Cpl. Stephen Ludlow led the investigation, navigating the complexities of international police work, the dark web and the online sexual abuse of children.

""It came down to confirming the identity of the suspect and investigating what his involvement was,"" says Ludlow. ""The information was very vague and just one image led them to believe the man could be a Canadian.""

Using image analysis, investigators determined the then unidentified man had travelled abroad with known child sex offenders and spent time with children depicted in sexual abuse imagery.

Through investigative techniques and intelligence, they identified Perrier and found he had been creating child sexual abuse material and had a large presence on the dark web, which users can access only with specific software, configurations or authorization and does not track identifying information such as location.

""The dark net poses some challenges because its intent is anonymity to hide from law enforcement and hide overall,"" says Ludlow, a victim identification specialist at the RCMP's National Child Exploitation Crime Centre (NCECC).

โ€“Categorizing computer content

While exercising multiple search warrants, more than 40 RCMP investigators seized multiple computers and electronic devices with millions of images and videos stored inside the suspect's residence.

A team of eight investigators at the NCECC spent weeks going though the images and videos to determine the extent of Perrier's criminal activity. Ultimately, more than a million files constituted child sexual abuse imagery.

RCMP Cpl. Yany Marchand-Vigneault with the NCECC worked on the technical side of the case digging through computers and analysing photos and videos.

""Because of the amount of data seized, we relied on some of the tools to do that work for us,"" says Marchand-Vigneault.

While investigators use computer software to find child abuse imagery found in previous investigations, they have to personally sift through all new and unique files to determine if they contain illicit content.

Encryption was another challenge for investigators as Perrier didn't share all his passwords with police.

""The fact that we were able to open the encrypted [folders] provided a lot of the evidence to support child pornography charges,"" says Marchand-Vigneault.

Ontario Court Justice Robert Wadden sentenced Perrier to five and half years in prison stating that Perrier had ""glorified and memorialized"" the sexual abuse of impoverished children by creating flashy magazine covers depicting it and contributed to an ""institutional form of sexual violence, which is akin to sexual slavery.""

Identifying victims

While the work to determine the extent of Perrier's criminal conduct supported his conviction, it also helps in identifying victims abroad. Investigators don't believe Perrier was abusing children in Canada, but they're assisting international partners in victim identification.

""We work in real time with other victim identification specialists around the world on a daily basis,"" says Cpl. Charity Sampson, an RCMP victim identification specialist who worked to categorize files in the Perrier investigation.

She says while the work can be challenging, knowing it helps save other children from abusive situations motivates those who investigate child exploitation.

""We're viewing and analyzing millions of images of children being sexually assaulted. It can seem overwhelming, but knowing that there are other investigators somewhere in the world trying to help the same child is motivation to work quickly and efficiently to find them,"" says Sampson.

Despite being small in numbers, the skilled RCMP Victim Identification Unit and Internet Child Exploitation units across Canada are leaders in their craft. In 2020, investigators in Canada identified 277 Canadian victims of online child sexual abuse.

In June, members of the NCECC Victim Identification Unit participated in Europol's ninth Victim Identification Task Force helping remove six child sexual assault victims from harm and identifying the likely country of origin for nearly 50 groups of files.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 3:51 a.m. No.15526129   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6143 >>6166 >>6206

>>15526124

>Ontario Court Justice Robert Wadden sentenced Perrier tofive and half years in prisonstating that Perrier had ""glorified and memorialized"" the sexual abuse of impoverished children by creating flashy magazine covers depicting it and contributed to an ""institutional form of sexual violence, which is akin to sexual slavery.""

 

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-man-had-more-than-one-million-child-pornography-files-1.5471140

Ottawa man had more than one million child pornography files

An Ottawa man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after one of the largest seizures of child pornography in Canadian history.

Tristan Alexandre Perrier, 68, pleaded guilty to making, possessing and distributing child pornography. The RCMP say he had more than one million child sexual exploitation files in his possession.

In imposing the sentence earlier this month, Ontario Court Justice Robert Wadden stated that Perrier โ€œglorified and memorializedโ€ the sexual abuse of impoverished children by creating flashy magazine covers depicting it.

In doing so, he contributed to "this institutional form of sexual violence, which is akin to sexual slavery.โ€

The RCMPโ€™s victim identification unit, part of its National Child Exploitation Crime Centre, started investigating Perrier in January 2020. He was arrested in June 2020, when police executed search warrants at several locations.

The charges are a result of a joint international investigation into a group of transnational child sex offenders, the RCMP said in a release.

โ€œAlthough he has plead guilty to crimes committed in Canada, the RCMP does not have information to suggest the man committed sexual offences against any Canadian children,โ€ the Mounties said in the news release. โ€Some of the man's activities occurred while traveling abroad and involved crimes carried out over many years on the dark web.โ€

Along with his prison sentence, Perrier will be required to submit DNA samples and be on a sex offender registry for life.

Anonymous ID: 8f068c Feb. 2, 2022, 3:55 a.m. No.15526143   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6166 >>6206

>>15526129

>five and half years in prison

https://www.grc-rcmp.gc.ca/en/news/2021/international-investigation-the-rcmps-national-child-exploitation-crime-centre-results

International investigation by the RCMPโ€™s National Child Exploitation Crime Centre results in conviction of an Ottawa man with more than 1 million child sexual exploitation files

Following years of criminal activity involving the production, possession and distribution of child sexual exploitation material, an Ottawa man has been convicted of his offences, in what was one of the largest such seizures by the RCMP ever in Canada. On June 10, 2021, Tristen Alexandre Perrier, 68, of Ottawa, Ontario appeared in the Ontario Provincial Court and was sentenced to 5.5 years in jail minus 11 days served after pleading guilty to:

1 count of making child pornography, Section 163.1(2) of the Criminal Code

1 count of possession of child pornography, Section 163.1(4) of the Criminal Code

1 count of distribution of child pornography, Section 163(3) of the Criminal Code

These charges are a result of a joint international investigation into a group of transnational child sex offenders that revealed the involvement of a Canadian man.

In addition to the prison sentence, Perrier will also:

Be required to submit DNA samples

Face a Sex Offender Information Registration Act (SOIRA) order for life

Have to adhere to all subsections of Section 161 of the Criminal Code

The RCMP's Victim Identification Unit, a unit within the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre, initiated an investigation into Perrier in January 2020.

On June 30, 2020, the RCMP, with assistance from the Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit, executed search warrants at multiple locations. Perrier was arrested and subsequently released on strict conditions, including not being able to live alone or be in unsupervised company of minors and not allowed to possess a device that could access the internet.

Although he has plead guilty to crimes committed in Canada, the RCMP does not have information to suggest the man committed sexual offences against any Canadian children. Some of the man's activities occurred while traveling abroad and involved crimes carried out over many years on the dark web.

When imposing the 5.5 year sentence, Justice Wadden of the Ontario Court of Justice stated that Perrier had "glorified and memorialized" the sexual abuse of impoverished children through creating flashy magazine covers depicting it, and in so doing contributed to "this institutional form of sexual violence, which is akin to sexual slavery".

No country is immune to child sexual exploitation offences โ€“ it is a global issue. While some children may be more vulnerable in specific parts of the world for various reasons, it is also happening here in Canada, and right in our own neighbourhoods. Offenders are well versed on how to engage with children and youth and vigilance must be used at all times both on and offline.