The Cost of Canada's Digital Identification Partnership with the World Economic Forum

Back in August 2022, I posted this missive on the Known Traveller Digital Identity or KTDI which was launched in 2015 by the following cast of characters as I noted then:

  

"Airports Council International, Amadeus, Google, International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Criminal Police organization (INTERPOL), Marriott International, Mexico National Migration Institute, NEC Corporation, SAP Concur, Sedicci, UK National Crime Agency - United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Homeland Security, Visa Inc., World Travel & Tourism Council, World Tourism Organization and Zurich Insurance Group."

 

In January 2018, the Governments of Canada and The Netherlands committed formed a pilot group to drive and pilot the KTDI concept in collaboration with private sector partners which includes the following:

 

Given the World Economic Forum's fixation with digital identification, their presence as a partner in this initiative should surprise no one as we cab see in this article found on the WEF website:

 

...which notes the following five reasons for implementing digital identification:

 

1.) To prepare for emerging regulation

 

2.) To be able to hire, manage and trust digital workforces

 

3.) To build better experiences with customers

 

4.) To support seamless travel.  Since it is pertinent to this posting, here's more detail on that aspect:

 

"The travel industry has been hugely disrupted by the effects of the pandemic. The airline industry has seen a drop in revenue of more than $370 billion in 2020 alone and it is not expected to recover until 2024 at the earliest. It is estimated that the global economy has lost more than $4 trillion during 2020 and 2021.

 

As the industry does recover, enabling passengers to have a digital identity that is widely accepted across the travel ecosystem would support seamless travel, reducing friction and inefficiencies for all involved. It could also help accelerate touchless borders and increase travel by allowing verifiable identity data such as health status to be shared in advance of travel. This could reduce processing time and resources for the industry."

 

5.) To reduce the cost and risk of identity fraud

 

The timeline for the KTDI pilot project was scheduled for testing internally throughout 2019 with the goal of completing the first end-to-end journey during the first quarter of 2020, just as the pandemic decimated the travel industry.  At the time of its conception, the pilot project was quite limited, including up to 10,000 passenger end-to-end trips facilitated by KTDI and would have operated on Air Canada and KLM flights between Canada's Toronto Pearson and Montreal Trudeau International airports and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. 

   

Here's a screen capture from the WEF's website which outlines its vision for KTDI:

...noting that its partner Accenture is an information technology services company which has business interests in the implementation of digital identification as you can read about at this link:

 

Accenture is also a key player at the WEF as shown here:

 

 

...and is a member of the WEF as you can see on this listing:

 

 

In its White Paper on KTDI, the WEF states the following:

  

"The ecosystem of digital travel solutions and approaches has significantly expanded since the inception of KTDI, with decentralized identity, biometrics and decentralized ledger technologies becoming more widespread and increasingly referenced in leading industry policy guidance and frameworks. 

  

The success of any public-private travel ecosystem relies on robust government leadership and action, effective intergovernmental collaboration and participation by multiple private-sector partners and international organizations, with a strong focus on serving the traveller at the centre. The World Economic Forum and KTDI partners are committed to promoting such multistakeholder collaboration, which is needed in an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving travel ecosystem.

 

KTDI’s vision is to achieve global collaboration between partner organizations interested in working together on globally trusted digital credentials that are widely accepted, interoperable and adopted across sectors and borders and by travellers themselves. The Forum and its KTDI partners invite interested stakeholders who share a similar vision to explore further collaboration and shape the future of secure and seamless travel."

  

Here's a graphic which shows a possible template for a digital travel identity; 

 

Given that the World Economic Forum's backers are among the world's largest and most influential corporations and their leaders are among the wealthiest humans, one might wonder how KTDI was funded.  Look no further.  Here is the request for information made in June 2022 by Canadian Conservative MP Dr. Leslyn Lewis, focussing on Part (i) which I have highlighted:

 

 

Here's how much the implementation of the initial phases of the KTDI pilot project was expected to cost Canadian taxpayers:

 

Let's put this into context.  While the implementation of a digital identification for travellers would provide significant financial benefits to companies like Accenture (and other companies in the same ecosytem like Microsoft etcetera), the Trudeau government was only too willing to spend a minimum of $105.3 million of taxpayers' hard-earned dollars in an attempt to prove to the WEF that it was a big player in the digital identity world and that it was quite willing to spend this money even though the  full implementation of a KTDI-style program would prove to be highly profitable for the technology sector, it's executives and its shareholders.  

Perhaps this had something to do with the Trudeau government's decision to fund a digital identification program:

The World Economic Forum, Digital Identification and the Interlocking Social Credit Score

For anyone paying attention, it has become very clear that the world is headed toward a system of digital identification.  One proponent of this scheme is the World Economic Forum, the group of global rulers who seemingly has an answer to every negative issue facing humanity.  Back in February 2022 while the world was grappling with high inflation and the Omicron variant, the WEF released this document:

In this report, The WEF's Task Force on Data Intermediaries which is composed of these individuals:

 

....looked at what data privacy could look like in the future given the rapid changes in technology which have expanded data collection well beyond website cookies etcetera which are collected on our devices every time that we use them and are being used for commercial and/or public purposes.  For example, thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT) (i.e. screenless technology), data is collected unbeknownst to all of us every time we use smart devices in our homes.  The WEF suggests that data intermediaries could serve as a "police force" which would provide checks and balances for the use of our data.  These intermediaries could be private for-profit or public (i.e. a government agency).  

Here's what the report has to say about public data intermediaries:

 

"A public body or government agency could take on the role of an intermediary, especially as it relates to data coming from public bodies. Therefore, it can also act as an aggregator or gateway for such information. Such an intermediary could play an even greater role in making the data more easily accessible, identifiable, searchable and usable, including coordinating interoperable systems, especially across the public sector at least. Therefore, the role of a public body is arguably greater if it is an aggregator of multiple sources of public data. Another role it could play is to act as a super- intermediary, setting the national standard, data architecture and data standards for which all organizations would be required to comply. This will require deep expertise in privacy, data and technology, and therefore upskilling of the staff and/or hiring of a “data steward” with the required skillsets."

  

Here's what the report says about private for-profit data intermediaries:

 

"Whether and how a for-profit commercial entity can successfully serve its clientele under voluntary fiduciary duties of care and loyalty remain open to debate among stakeholders.29 A key driver of the success of this model is how the intermediary derives economic value to be able to perform and make this service available.  Without strict controls on the access, use and transfer of the underlying data provided by data ecosystem participants, this model could incentivize the intermediary to examine ways to profit from the data itself, unless prohibited by law or contractual arrangements. Where a participation fee may not generate sufficient profit, the provision of additional services could satisfy the economic argument without – requiring any service that involves or enables the intermediary to profit from the data itself, directly or indirectly. A hybrid of this approach and variation of cost models could bridge this issue. Various models could also co-exist, with a certification or trust mark for those that abide by certain agreed standards. On the other hand, however, is an immense opportunity for the most responsible organizations that could be incentivized to create or pay a trusted third-party intermediary to increase their independence and transparency with respect to their user base and thus commercial appeal with respect to offering services to their users."

 

Let's get to the "meat" (or insects) of this posting.  In the chapter entitled "Moving towards trusted digital agency", the authors look at the implementation of a digital identity scheme.  Here is a quote from the chapter:

 

"A digital ID is the electronic equivalent of an individual’s identity card. It is a way to provide verified personally identifying information of an individual for a software to read and process. Both online and offline environments can adopt digital identity. And it can also act as a key by storing and deploying permission.

 

Carefully designed and properly managed, digital ID can also enhance privacy protection and reduce the rise of identity fraud since each time only minimum information is needed for authentication for the specific purpose. Some of the biometric based digital ID systems have already been adopted in financial transactions and for a cash-free shopping experience. Such authentication and authorization processes can be completed in real time and free of hassle."

I always like how the WEF frames things in such positive terms as though, in this particular case, there is no nefarious aspect to the implementation of a digital identity.

 

As is typical of WEF publications, they provide this marvellous (and meaningless) graphic showing the importance of identity in the everyday lives of the servant class and how it can be wrapped into a digital identity:

 

 

Most importantly, this table shows the evolution of digital identities into the future:

 

And, there you have it.  According to the authors, the evolution of digital identities will become increasingly all-encompassing, particularly if/when Klaus Schwab's Fourth Industrial Revolution wet dream of implantable technology comes to fruition.  You will notice that the focus of digital identity will shift from "verified attributes and credentials" to "interferences about a person" .

  

If we got back to this graphic which is located just above the table, we find this clarification of "interferences" when looking at the evolving scope of digital identity:

 

This certainly would appear to suggest that your digital identity could be used as a form of social credit score with your online and offline behaviours being tracked and traced and used to infer your worthiness, interlocking your digital identity with your social credit score.  For example, your social behaviour which will be assessed through the analysis of your data which will be used to determine whether you are allowed to travel, make certain purchases of goods and services etcetera, similar to the system being used in China.  We saw the first tentative steps in the development of a social credit score ecosystem with the implementation of vaccine passports in many nations around the world which resulted in non-vaccinated individuals being stripped of their ability to travel, enter restaurants and pubs, play sports, retain their jobs etcetera.  This is even discussed in this report as shown here:

 

I'm quite certain that technology companies who are members of the World Economic Forum's inner circle are quite thrilled with the prospect of massive profits generated by the implementation of a data intermediary reality associated with a digital identity scheme.  Major shareholders of these companies stand to benefit personally just as the executives of certain Big Pharma companies benefitted during the pandemic, particularly when governments came on board to force their citizens to be vaccinated.  As well, if there is anything that we've learned in the post-September 11, 2001 era, it's that governments could care less about our privacy no matter what they may tell us and that the COVID-19 era has taught us that governments will use whatever means available to them, particularly virtual documents, to control our behaviours.  

Remember, your personal data is the next "golden asset" class.  The ruling class knows this and needs it to implement their dystopian plans for our futures.

The Known Traveller Digital Identity - Part of Our Dystopic Future

It is the opinion of many experts (at least among those who are outside of the dinosaur media) that the pandemic was and will be used as a reason to issue a worldwide digital identity scheme which will be used by governments.  Let's look at one scheme that was undertaken back in the pre-COVID-19 pandemic and its supporters.

 

The Known Traveller Digital Identity or KTDI was conceptualized by a "multi-stakeholder Working Group" which was launched in 2015.  The original group of stakeholders included a wide range of governments, industry and international organizations and now serve as an advisory group for the initiative.  The original stakeholders included the following:

 

Airports Council International, Amadeus, Google, International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Criminal Police organization (INTERPOL), Marriott International, Mexico National Migration Institute, NEC Corporation, SAP Concur, Sedicci, UK National Crime Agency - United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Homeland Security, Visa Inc., World Travel & Tourism Council, World Tourism Organization and Zurich Insurance Group."

 

In January 2018, the Governments of Canada and The Netherlands committed formed a pilot group to drive and pilot the KTDI concept in collaboration with private sector partners.  We'll get back to the private sector partners shortly.

 

Here is a quote from the website which explains how KTDI works:

 

"The KTDI is based on decentralized digital identity which uses cryptography, distributed ledger technology and international standard to enable an individual to self-manage trusted and verified identity attributes.  Through KTDI travellers can collect and share attestations.  An attenuation is a verified claim issued by a trusted entity, such as a government passport agency or border authority."

 

Attestations will be added to each traveller's KTDI profile each time that a trusted entity verifies a claim pertaining to the traveller.  The more attestations that the traveller collects, the more "known" that they become to the system.  Travellers will securely manage all components of their KTDI identity in their mobile device (the KTDI Wallet) and will be able to share them with stakeholders in the travel ecosystem on a voluntary basis.  

 

The KTDI will provide security agencies with early, reliable and verified information on travellers before they arrive "in country".  This will allow for expedited airport processing for pre-screened, low-risk travellers and will allow border control officers to focus their efforts on less-known travellers who may be a higher risk.  According to KTDI, passengers will benefit by having a more convenient and frictionless travel experience at the same time as they will have greater control over their personal identity information.  It will allow travellers to share information, including biometric data, which will allow individuals to pass through border and boarding checks without a need to present a passport or boarding card. 

 

The timeline for the pilot project was scheduled for testing internally throughout 2019 with the goal of completing the first end-to-end journey during the first quarter of 2020, just as the pandemic decimated the travel industry.  At the time of its conception, the pilot project was quite limited, including up to 10,000 passenger end-to-end trips facilitated by KTDI and would have operated on Air Canada and KLM flights between Canada's Toronto Pearson and Montreal Trudeau International airports and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.

  

As is typical when discussing digital identification schemes, in this case, KTDI is being sold to the world as a convenience for travellers since it is such a waste of time to stand in line for a few minutes while awaiting a border official to examine and stamp a passport (sarcasm intended).  It is also being heavily promoted as a system which will allow travellers to maintain control over all of their private data, sharing only what is necessary with government officials.  And, if you believe that, I have a bridge in the United Kingdom that I'd like to sell to you.

 

Now, as promised, let's look at the KTDI pilot project partners:

 

Isn't it interesting to see just how heavily involved Canada is in the KTDI initiative and that one of the partner groups is the World Economic Forum which has long been a proponent of digital identification technology as shown here:

 

...and quoted here:

 

"Having a trusted, verifiable identity is essential. As digital interaction increases at unprecedented rate, not least due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information comprising our identities is being widely shared in ways that create both opportunities and risks. If designed right, digital identities can provide countries with economic value equal to as much as 13% of their GDP, save hundreds of billions of hours through streamlined e-government, and cut trillions of dollars in costs for businesses by 2030, according to one estimate. For the roughly one billion people going without official proof of identity (and the more than three billion people unable to effectively use an identity on digital channels), collaborative and user-centric digital identity models guided by shared principles can be empowering."

It is also pretty interesting to remember that this individual is a member of the World Economic Forum's Board of Trustees at the same time as she is supposedly serving Canadians as the Trudeau government's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance:

 

Given Freeland's February 2022 moves to lock down the bank accounts of "misbehaving" Canadians during the truckers' protest, it should be of concern to Canadians that her masters at the Kult of Klaus are playing a key role in the issuance of a digital identification system which seems to be focussed on using Canada as a technological playground.  I would suggest that the Trudeau government's implementation of the ArriveCan app is just the tip of the digital identity iceberg, particularly given their insistence that the app is here to stay.

 

If you have a few minutes to spare, here is a promotional video touting the need for and advantages of the KTDI:

 

In my mind, there is very little doubt that one of the key aspects of the Great Reset/Fourth Industrial Revolution or whatever you want to call our dystopic future will be the issuance of a digital identity which will be used as a key part of the upcoming social credit score program.  Once these digital identities are mandatory, we can kiss our privacy as well as the control that we currently have over our lives goodbye.

Paying With Your Face - Our Digital Identity Future

A recent press release on Mastercard's corporate Newsroom takes the world one step closer to the future of digital identities, a key part of the Great Reset/Build Back Better global reality.

  

Here is a screen capture of the press release:

 

Here are some excerpts from the press release:

 

"No more fumbling for your phone or hunting for your wallet when you have your hands full – the next generation of in-person payments will only need a quick smile or wave of your hand. The trusted technology that uses your face or fingerprint to unlock your phone can now be used to help consumers speed through the checkout. With Mastercard's new Biometric Checkout Program, all you will need is yourself."

 

Amazing!  Just think of all of the wasted seconds that we'll save!

 

"As part of a global launch announced earlier today, the program represents a first-of-its-kind technology framework to help establish standards for new ways to pay at stores of all sizes, from major retailers to mom-and-pop shops. The program outlines a set of standards that banks, merchants and technology providers adhere to, helping to ensure the security and privacy of personal data when people pay biometrically....  

 

“The way we pay needs to keep pace with the way we live, work and do business, offering choice to consumers with the highest levels of security,” said Ajay Bhalla, president, Cyber & Intelligence at Mastercard. “Our goal with this new program is to make shopping a great experience for consumers and merchants alike, providing the best of both security and convenience.”"

 

So, how do consumers participate in this unprecedented miracle of modern technology?

 

"Participants in Mastercard’s Biometric Checkout Program offer consumers the option to conveniently enroll into their biometric checkout services, in store or at home, through a merchant or identity provider app." 

 

What are the benefits to consumers?

 

"Once enrolled, there is no need to slow down the checkout queue searching through their pockets or bag. Consumers can simply check the bill and smile into a camera or wave their hand over a reader to pay. The new technology ensures a fast and secure checkout experience, whilst also empowering consumers to choose how they want to pay."

 

What are the benefits to merchants?

 

"For merchants, the benefits are also considerable, from faster transaction times and shorter lines to greater hygiene and heightened security. The payments system can be integrated with loyalty programs and personalized recommendations to help consumers find products they might be interested in based on previous purchases."

  

Here is a graphic which outlines how this biometric payment solution will benefit all of us:

 

 

Mastercard is working with NEC, Payface, Aurus, PaybyFace, PopID and Fujitsu as they rollout this new technology and to ensure that the system adheres to security standards including biometric performance level and data protection.  The first pilot project was rolled out in mid-May 2022 across five St. Marche supermarkets in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Future pilot projects are planned for the Middle East and Asia.

  

Here's a nice graphic from Mastercard which summarizes its biometric checkout program:

 

Think about it for a moment.  Mastercard is telling us that the company is doing what it can to make our lives simpler.  They are promoting this as a way to prevent its customers from "fumbling for their phones" or "hunting for their wallets".  Isn't that nice of them?  I think that we can all agree that the few seconds that it takes to fumble for our phones or hunt for our wallets would make our lives so much less complex and that, over a lifetime of consumerism, we will able to accumulate several hours (if that) of leisure time thanks to Mastercard's beneficence.  And, as an added benefit, thanks to the ruling class which is making significant efforts to roll out universal digital identification technology, now we know how our biometric data will linked to everything that we purchase and, for that matter, do.  As for our privacy, no need to worry, Big Tech has it all under control.

  

George Orwell was just a four decades off on his "Big Brother is watching everything that you do" mantra.

Canada - Is it the Canary in the Digital Identity Coalmine?

As some Canadians found out the hard way, the Canadian government, the police state and the nation's banking system are quite capable of conspiring to help prevent the sweaty masses from accessing their bank accounts and other bank services.  While the Canadian government has retracted, at least temporarily, the immediate use of their powers to suspend an individual's banking "privileges", they have set a standard for the future and, as you will see in this posting, is not going to be one that is particularly palatable to those of us who wish to retain both our privacy and access to the funds that we have managed to save.

 

Here are some fascinating comments released in 2018 video from Neil Parmenter, the then President and CEO of the Canadian Bankers Association or CBA who stepped down from his role on December 23, 2021 with my bolds throughout:

 

"Canada is on the cusp of a revolutionary innovation that will transform the way Canadians authenticate themselves online and protect their identity - Digital ID.  All of us are living in a digital world, but we're tethered to an analogue model of how we identify ourselves: memorizing countless online passwords, carrying government issued licences, plastic cards and more.  Digital ID is a way for Canadians to identify themselves to government, businesses and to each other electronically, with ease and rock-solid security, without the need to present physical documents.  One interconnected network.  A federated digital ID ecosystem - developed in collaboration with Canada's best and brightest talent from our banks, telecommunications companies, law enforcement and government.  It would have the power and security to store every Canadian's electronic identity and attributes.  And, it would unlock countless opportunities for Canadians to verify who they are safely, quickly and securely, while only revealing the information necessary for each transaction.  A fast and secure way to bank, signup for government services, renew driver's licences or health cards, shop, travel and more.  Canada's banks are perfectly situated to help lead the creation of a federated digital ID system between government and the private sector. 

 

And now, for the most frightening/interesting part of the video:

 

"The World Economic Forum agrees that banks and financial institutions should lead the path forward for digital ID." 

 

Isn't it fascinating to see how the ruling class at the World Economic Forum manages to worm its way into every aspect of our lives?

And now, back to the somewhat less frightening part of the video:

 

"Banks are highly regulated and trusted.  They have advanced cybersecurity and privacy technology and they have the infrastructure to operate provincially and nationally.  Banks are also at the forefront of working with fintech start-ups who are bringing revolutionary mobile and online products and services to Canadians.  Digital ID can help consumers navigate between these apps and programs with trust and confidence, knowing their ID is protected at all times.  A federated digital ID approach can also significantly reduce fraud, save taxpayer money, improve regulatory compliance and make it easier to do business as an owner and as a consumer.  In fact, the Canadian Bankers Association just launched a white paper with our recommendations on how to move forward with a federated digital ID framework.  I encourage you to read it to learn more."

Here is a link to the video in its entirety:

 

Here is the cover of the CBA's white paper on Canada's digital ID:

 

The CBA claims that Canadian stakeholders stand to gain from an effective digital ID system in the following ways:

 

1.) cost savings.

 

2.) fraud reduction.

 

3.) improved regulatory compliance.

 

4.) privacy enhancing.

 

5.) future ready.

 

Let's look at what the white paper says about how privacy will be enhanced by the issuance of a national digital ID:

 

"Privacy and security of personal identification is a growing concern. A digital ID system enhances privacy and puts greater control of identity back into the hands of the consumer. Unlike physical documents, digital ID can be standardized and used between entities with the ability to adapt by adding new information. Moreover, only one version of your identity exists, significantly reducing the potential for misinformation, identity theft or the use of outdated data that does not reflect your current identity."

 

And, let's not forget the World Economic Forum's role as noted above and quoted here from the white paper:

 

"Canada’s strong financial institutions must play a key role. The World Economic Forum stated in its report that financial institutions should champion efforts to build digital ID systems and lead the creation and implementation of identity platforms."

  

Here is the World Economic Forum's report on digitalization as mentioned above:

 

Here is a quote from the report's introduction:

  

"With its mandate to improve the state of the world, the World Economic Forum is embracing this challenge through its new Digital Protocol Network on National Digital Policy. Through this work, the Forum intends to catalyse the prototyping of agile digital governance solutions (i.e. digital protocols) so that the trustworthiness, accountability, fairness and inclusion of all stakeholders can be more fully addressed.

 

The Forum’s Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution will host and enable the formation and functioning of the Digital Protocol Networks....

 

The outcomes of the National Digital Policy Network will be incorporated into the Forum’s Digital Economy and Society System Initiative. This will impact digital cooperation and governance in a variety of ways:

 

– Provide a set of common principles applicable to core challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

 

– Recognize and prioritize the importance of policy design and implementation, and the need for governments, businesses and civic groups to actively collaborate

 

– Discourage governments from implementing over-reactionary policies and regulations because of frustration over the inability to control transnational platforms

 

– Reduce the risk of digital policy fragmentation around the world

 

– Help companies understand that they have important global responsibilities, particularly in digital security 

– they may be transnational businesses, but they have obligations to the countries where they operate

 

Leadership from the highest levels of public, private and civic institutions will be vital for these new approaches to take root and have a positive impact. Clarity on how to balance complex and competing interests with transparency, trust and accountability will be essential for sustainable approaches to digital governance."

  

And, here is a quote from the Executive Summary:

 

"Several core themes have emerged from the plays presented in this White Paper:

 

–  Committed political leadership is vital for implementing digitalization strategies and initiatives.

 

–  Agility is paramount to the success of digitalization. Countries are rewarded for creating governance solutions which are adaptable, innovative and collaborative in their implementation.

 

–  The creation and implementation of a comprehensive digital development strategy should transcend the technology sector and embrace different sectors of society and the economy.

 

–  Adequate government structures are needed to manage the digital transformation and to protect digital infrastructure, services and data.

 

–  Multistakeholder digital governance models are unique in their ability to address the complexities of networked societies and economies.

 

–  Partnerships are essential to accelerate positive socio- economic outcomes and to create enabling policy frameworks, particularly for improving communications infrastructure and creating digital public services.

 

Above all, agility is paramount. The goal of this work is to show the importance of national and transnational governance approaches which can adapt to changing circumstances – a system that mirrors the architecture of the internet itself."

 

Through the comments in the Canadian Bankers Association video and the recent actions by the Canadian government, we are starting to see the pieces of our digital identification future coming together rather rapidly.  As it stands currently, given the patchwork of technology that exists across all sectors of the economy, when the Trudeau government wanted to punish "disobedient" citizens who participated in the protests against the COVID-19 mandates, it would have been very difficult for the powers that be to completely lockdown an individual's entire life.  With the issuance of an all-encompassing digital identification, a person's ability to access economy-wide services could easily be limited or cancelled, a reality that is very similar to the implementation of a social credit score where a citizen is punished because they do not subscribe to government-mandated behaviours that are deemed acceptable.

 

Given that Canada is now being controlled by these two World Economic Forum insiders, one of whom has very close ties to the nation's banking system:

 

 

...is Canada the canary in the digital identification coal mine?  

The federal government's response to the pandemic has provided the perfect cover for the implementation of a universal digital identity ecosystem.  If there is one thing that Canadians should have learned over the past weeks it's that our assets belong to us until the heavy hand of a tyrannical government in Ottawa says otherwise.  I, for one, have lost all trust in government and the use of a digital identity will make it much easier for the system to punish the disobedient.

Addendum:  

Here is an absolutely spot on article on this very issue, the link to a cashless society and digital imprisonment: