Canada’s corrosive ‘protest circuit’ explained, with Caryma Sa’d
The Growth Op
Wed, Jul 22
Key Points
- Independent journalist Caryma S’ad is recognized across Canada for chronicling protests and revealing the violence and intimidation that often occur within them.
- In an interview with National Post columnist Adam Zivo, S’ad discusses how the “protest circuit” is sometimes controlled by small groups of censorious activists who use violence and intimidation.
- These activist cliques have negatively impacted civil expression by fostering an environment of fear and suppression.
- S’ad shares her experiences of harassment and defamation by radical activists, primarily from the political left, and explains how this has affected her personal and professional life.
Independent journalist Caryma S’ad is known throughout Canada for documenting protests and exposing the violence and intimidation that often simmers within them. In this interview with National Post columnist Adam Zivo, she recounts how the “protest circuit” is, in some instances, dominated by small cliques of censorious activists who, being comfortable with violence and intimidation, have had a corrosive effect on civil expression. S’ad also opens up about how some radical activists, mostly on the political left, have harassed and defamed her, and the impact this has had on her life and operations.