But what we are very proud of now, the young generation like Prime Minister Trudeau, president of Argentina, and so on, that we penetrate the cabinets.
So, yesterday, I was at a reception for Prime Minister Trudeau, and I know that half of his cabinet or even more than half of his cabinet are actually Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Form.
- World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman - Klaus Schwab
These are the words of Klaus Schwab opining on the success of his organization's Young Global Leaders program. Much has been made of this statement in the media and on online forums. Legacy media derides any discussion of the "Great Reset" put forth by Schwab and members of the World Economic Forum as nothing but online conspiracy theory that "Reads like a Globalist Plot with Some Plot Holes" according to Canada's CBC news.
Curiously, at a recent session in Canadian parliament a question addressing comments made by the head of the WEF appears to have slipped through the cracks. During question period, Conservative member of parliament Colin Carrie posed a question originating from a concerned constituent asking the following.
“Klaus Schwab is the head of the World Economic Forum, and he bragged how his subversive WEF has “infiltrated” governments around the world,” said Carrie. “In the interests of transparency, could the member please name which cabinet ministers are on board with the WEF’s agenda?”
Appearing visibly flustered by the unexpected question the Speaker of the House, Chris d'Entremont, fumbled the question. First stating that it was a great question and then quickly feigning technical difficulties attempting to move along as if the question was never posed.
New Democratic Party member Charlie Angus followed by claiming that the member's question "was openly promoting disinformation".
The problem with completely dismissing the question as "disinformation" is that the member was simply quoting Klaus Schwab when he spoke at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government on September 27, 2017.
This post, one on a series focused on the WEF, aims to shed some light on whether or not the Canadian government has been infiltrated by the WEF "Great Reset" agenda.
The "Great Reset"
Essentially, Covid-19 provides the background for the "Great Reset" championed by the WEF during the ongoing global health crisis that has gripped the planet for nearly two full years.
The premise is simple, that the current crisis provides an opportunity for a drastic transformation of society ushering in a new era with the potential to reshape our relationship to public health, technology , politics and the economy.
"The pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world"
- Klaus Schwab
https://www.weforum.org/focus/the-great-reset
The World Economic Forum is best known for hosting an elite annual retreat at the Swiss ski resort at Davos that boasts a who's who of global political power and high finance. Once a year the world's elite converge on Davos to discuss the world's most pressing issues.
The exclusive meetings boast a guest list that includes: heads of state, royalty, tech CEOS, media, financial titans and other powerful, wealthy and influential individuals from around the world.
Davos is an invite only event and traditionally the names of attendees have remained secret though in recent years list have been made public. A heavily armed private security force is dedicated to making sure that only those who have been invited have access to the multi-day conference. Even private security for the elite guests are not permitted during the retreat.
Though the WEF has been around for decades, what actually goes on at the Davos event remains shrouded in mystery. Is it simply a weekend get-away? "So what!", the legacy media tells us, "Who cares what the uber-rich and powerful do in their free time! If they want to let their hair down and hit the slopes with their peers, it's not a conspiracy you paranoid plebs!"
But should we be concerned that our elected officials, whose duty it is to serve the people who elected them as their representatives, are hob'nobbing with the the world's elite and global heads of industry?
It begs numerous questions:
Whose interests do our elected officials actual serve?
What is taught to the Young Global Leaders of the WEF?
What ideologies return home with attendees?
What influence does a conference of the world's elite have over national governments, free societies and open democracies?
What influence does the WEF, and the interests that they represent, have over the government of Canada?
This series on the WEF intends to provide some observations that will help to paint a clearer picture as to the extent of the WEF's influence in Canadian politics.
Canadians at Davos
There's a long list of Canadians who have ties to the WEF or have attended Davos summits. Some names are instantly recognizable while others are not so well known, yet their positions in key institutions are significant.
Here's a list of the current Canadian members and some past attendees of the WEF.
[*The names of some members have been removed from the official WEF website but have been archived]
https://www.weforum.org/people/justin-trudeau
https://www.weforum.org/people/chrystia-freeland
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/mark-carney
https://web.archive.org/web/20210401060525/https://www.weforum.org/people/pierre-poilievre
https://www.weforum.org/people/jagmeet-singh
https://www.weforum.org/people/jim-watson
https://www.weforum.org/people/navdeep-bains
https://www.weforum.org/people/william-francis-morneau
https://www.weforum.org/people/andrew-scheer
https://www.weforum.org/people/stephen-harper
https://www.weforum.org/people/john-baird
https://www.weforum.org/people/philippe-couillard
https://web.archive.org/web/20220211100152/https://www.weforum.org/people/john-horgan
https://www.weforum.org/people/doug-ford
https://web.archive.org/web/20220207025631/https://www.weforum.org/people/michelle-rempel-garner
https://www.weforum.org/people/david-mckay
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/darryl-white-a97857f4-8693-463c-b5f1-52f8ef4b0d80
https://www.weforum.org/about/iskra-reic
https://www.weforum.org/people/sean-fraser
https://www.weforum.org/people/john-tory
https://www.weforum.org/people/james-moore
https://www.weforum.org/people/karina-gould
https://www.weforum.org/people/gregor-robertson
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/jo-taylor
https://www.weforum.org/people/alison-loat
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/stephen-j-adler
https://www.weforum.org/people/suzanne-fortier
https://www.weforum.org/people/shahrzad-rafati
https://www.weforum.org/people/jennifer-corriero
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/robyn-seetal
https://www.weforum.org/people/jean-francois-gagne
https://www.weforum.org/people/michelle-zatlyn
https://www.weforum.org/people/brett-house
https://www.weforum.org/people/nolan-watson
https://www.weforum.org/people/john-m-beck
https://www.weforum.org/people/dominique-anglade
https://www.weforum.org/people/catherine-raw
https://www.weforum.org/people/ross-beaty
https://www.weforum.org/people/ailish-campbell
https://www.weforum.org/people/michele-romanow
https://www.weforum.org/people/michael-sabia
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/john-stackhouse
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/don-lindsay
https://www.weforum.org/people/chuck-magro
https://www.weforum.org/people/brad-wall
https://www.weforum.org/people/kevin-lynch
https://www.weforum.org/organizations/psp-investments
https://www.weforum.org/people/bharat-masrani
https://www.weforum.org/people/marc-andre-blanchard
https://www.weforum.org/people/rasha-al-katta
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/tawfik-hammoud
https://www.weforum.org/people/ratna-omidvar
https://www.weforum.org/people/kristel-van-der-elst
https://www.weforum.org/people/scott-brison
https://www.weforum.org/people/maya-roy
https://www.weforum.org/people/jessica-burgner-kahrs
https://www.weforum.org/people/renee-maria-tremblay
https://www.weforum.org/people/francois-philippe-champagne
https://www.weforum.org/people/giovanna-mingarelli
https://www.weforum.org/people/heather-munroe-blum
https://www.weforum.org/people/yi-hsin-cathy-chen
https://www.weforum.org/people/naheed-nenshi
https://www.weforum.org/people/david-miller
https://www.weforum.org/people/valerie-plante
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/alem-tedeneke
https://www.weforum.org/people/marc-tessier-lavigne
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/gillian-k-hadfield
https://fr.weforum.org/agenda/authors/terri-toyota
https://www.weforum.org/people/elissa-golberg
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/madhur-anand-319345f566
https://www.weforum.org/people/terry-beech
https://www.weforum.org/people/catherine-mckenna
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/dr-helena-jaczek
https://www.weforum.org/people/mark-wiseman
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/jonathan-fried
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/petros-kusmu
https://www.weforum.org/people/melanie-joly
Notable Canadian attendees from Davos 2020
https://qz.com/1787763/the-list-of-delegates-to-the-2020-world-economic-forum-in-davos/
BANKS
Mark Carney
Governor of the Bank of England
Level 3Top Central Bank
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/mark-carney
David McKay
President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC (Royal Bank of Canada), Canada
Level 1Top Executive
https://www.weforum.org/people/david-mckay
Darryl White
Chief Executive Officer, BMO Financial Group, Canada
Level 1Top Executive
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/darryl-white-a97857f4-8693-463c-b5f1-52f8ef4b0d80
Government
François Legault
Premier of Quebec, Canada
Level 4Sub-National/Regional Head
William Francis Morneau
Minister of Finance of Canada
Level 3Minister
Navdeep Bains
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada
Level 3Minister
MEDIA
Stephen J. Adler
Editor-in-Chief, Reuters, Canada
Level 1Editor-in-Chief
Robert Cox
Global Editor-in-Chief, Reuters, Canada
Level 1Editor-in-Chief
David Walmsley
Editor-in-Chief, Globe and Mail, Canada
Level 1Editor-in-Chief
Alessandra Galloni
Global Managing Editor, Reuters, Canada
Level 2Journalist
Simon Robinson
Global Managing Editor, Newsroom, Reuters, Canada
Level 2Journalist
Axel Threlfall
Editor-at-Large, Reuters, Canada
Level 2Journalist
WEF Board of Trustees
https://www.weforum.org/about/leadership-and-governance
There are two prominent Canadians that are members of the Board of Trustees. First, there is Chrystia Freeland who simultaneously holds two key positions in the Canadian government as the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and as Canada's Finance Minister. She's a member of the Liberal party of Canada and a graduate of Harvard.
The other Canadian on the WEF board of Trustees is former governor of the Bank of Canada, Mark Carney (2008-2013), who more recently completed a term as the head of the bank of England (2013-2020). There has been a lot of speculation that Carney may be eyeing the Liberal party leadership after Trudeau's tenure ends. Along with Freeland and Carney, several more Canadians also contribute to the Davos agenda.
The CEO of the Bank of Montreal, Darryl White is listed as a contributor to the WEF, the vice president of the Royal Bank of Canada, John Stackhouse, and the former Editor-in-Chief of Reuters, Stephen Adler to name just a few.
To be clear, simply by attending Davos is not a crime and does not necessarily mean that attendees are part of a plot to take over the world. However, this series aims to unravel some of the mystery surrounding the WEF and Davos while hopefully provide a more complete picture of the organizations power and influence.
This post is simply an overview and sets the table for the deep dives to follow. In part 1 we'll examine the political dimension by looking at key members in Canada's parliament and at top ministers in Trudeau's cabinet.
