C3RF Update - 11 Sep, 2020 ponders the question, "should Canadians be fearful for free speech?" The question is a valid one as author and science professional, Patrice Nishikawa, notes that despotic regimes have a nasty habit of dealing harshly with those who criticize their policies and ideologies. The trend is clear in Canada as even the objective knowledge gleaned from the hard sciences is being set aside to be replaced by re-imagined pseudo-realities like the "resilient economy". How far can we be from Pol Pot's Cambodia or Mao's cultural revolution if we maintain this tack? Would it be better to "re-imagine" our political leadership and act to make it so. Read on and join the related writing challenge. https://www.canadiancitizens.org/single-post/2020/09/10/C3RF-Member-Update---11-Sept-2020