Justin Trudeau and the Politics of the Possible | Ray McGinnis

Since 1999, author Ray McGinnis has taught journal writing workshops for people dealing with grief and loss, to first responders, and in health care facilities. He has also taught poetry writing and memoir workshops across North America. Ray is interested in the stories we tell, the narratives we trust, and how this shapes our world. This includes not just personal stories, but news headlines like the narrative about September 11, and other headlines that saturate citizens with slanted media messages.

Earlier in his career, Ray was a program staff in education for the United Church of Canada, serving in several congregations, as well as at the denominations national office (1986-95). He lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Ray McGinnis has authored "Unanswered Questions: What the September Eleventh Families Asked and the 9/11 Commission Ignored" (2021), and previously, "Writing the Sacred: A Psalm-inspired Path to Appreciating and Writing Sacred Poetry" (2005).

Ray has written several articles for Propaganda In Focus and his latest is the topic of this presentation: https://propagandainfocus.com/justin-trudeau-and-the-politics-of-possible-the-emergencies-act-inquiry-in-canada-and-the-triumph-of-propaganda/

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