Thank you for this.

I do not have a lot of hope for the media, and our political class with respect to them changing thier behavior any time soon. Having said that, I know from talking to people (Average Calgarians) that they do see what is happening and do not like it.

I am concerned because many keep quiet because they are not sure who they can express thier views to. I will use the example of a Venezuelan Engineer working for a Calgary Oil Company. He sees very clearly what is going on, and does not like it, however he is not willing to talk about it to other Venezuelans about it because he is concerned as to how they will react. The story he tells is of betrayal of the Venezuelan people going back to the 1950’s by both internal & external actors. It is not a story I have heard anywhere else.