Commentary
The Old Testament is full of stories of prophets who tried to warn their populations of impending disasters. Jeremiah is a good example. All these accounts tend to follow a pattern: prophet sees something about to happen, tells local leadership about it, is criticized and jailed/punished for doing so, and sees his warnings shunted aside. In the end the bad event transpires anyway. Had the early admonitions been heeded, things would have turned out quite differently.
Are we in Canada living through a similar situation today? Do we have 21st-century prophets? Perhaps we are facing an analogous threat when it comes to what the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is getting away with in our land (except that life-altering disasters are already here and have been for some time). The prophet is CSIS, while those dismissing the warnings is the Canadian government (with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the starring role as king)….