Honestly I think it's silly to think the guy who went to Russia to be put into a coma was not contacted by government officials there.
Russia is
well known to use covert influence tactics across a variety of social media platforms. The Canadian government has continually criticized Russia for over a decade for a variety of reasons, including NATO. Which Russia feels strongly about in regards to Ukraine and already runs campaigns in America about it. I'm not talking about contacting the convoy leaders. I'm talking about them using social media, where most of the convoy started including Telegram and WhatsApp groups but also Twitter and Facebook. I'm saying Russian bots were involved in spreading misinformation and stoking the fires of already disenfranchised people. On a world scale, the convoy is pretty laughable on all fronts and achieved next to nothing but bringing shame to everyone involved. Only the cultist and zealots have an absolute dead strong belief that it was the bestest idea anyone ever had.
Not all operations are involved in the complete hostile take over of something. They can very well be "paid actors" just trying to use propaganda to mobilize a population for reasons.
I believe Trudeau is correct because he's not paid by Russia. His ties belong seemingly the most to China. The result was an actual cult of people who despise Trudeau as a personality and lifestyle which seems pretty beneficial when dealing with a country who sends money to your enemies.
I also believe Trudeau used this as a way to distract from his own crimes. But that doesn't mean it can't be true either. I don't support Trudeau or the convoy cultists and I think Peterson probably became a Russian shill considering the time he spent there and his disdain for the country anyways. Why can't Russia invest into something that's already hostile on its own to help boost his notoriety for their benefit?
I don't think the war is necessarily on the politicians. I think it's literally happening to the citizens. One does not need to go in and slaughter someone if you can convince them to kill themselves instead. I think all of the politicians are too stupid or paid off to understand that it's psychological warfare, not guns and bombs.