The author of a book that examines the misrepresentation to the public eye of Canada's foreign policy will be speaking at a public forum on Sunday, 7 p.m., at Room H-115 of Okanagan College.
Yves Engler will talk about his new book, A Propaganda System: How Canada香蕉视频直播檚 Government, Corporations, Media and Academia Sell War and Exploitation, in which he attempts to reveal why most Canadians believe their country is a force for good in the world, despite a long history of supporting empire, racism and exploitation.
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