The mainstream media toted the Harper Era was the dark ages for freedom in Canada. Constant articles were published about scientists being "muzzled" from speaking freely. "Canada was essentially en route to becoming a dictatorship" according to nearly every mainstream media outlet. This argument was used as a main pillar the media used to convince the Canadian people to embrace Justin Trudeau.

Now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is almost halfway done his mandate, what "freedom" have we achieved? When Stephen Harper handed the reigns off to Justin Trudeau, despite what Canadians were told, Canada was 8th in the world in terms of freedom of the press. With Prime Minster Justin Trudeau at the helm, Canada has plummeted in press freedom metrics. Canada is now in 22 place, one spot behind Samoa.

The independent report came to a conclusion many critics have found out, through the analysis of PM Justin Trudeau's policies "Prime Minister Trudeau has strongly advocated for a “free media” but the past year has shown this to be dead letter."

This report has come on the eve of the extremely controversial Motion 103, which the Liberal Party of Canada passed in the face of strong rejection from the Canadian people. Text in the motion called to form a committee to research how to use a "whole of government approach to eliminate islamophobia", which critics say could further restrict freedom of the press and freedom of expression.