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Does multiculturalism pose a national security threat to Canada?

That Canada is, and proudly so, a multicultural nation has been part of our identity for decades (since 1971 officially).  Nevertheless, Canadian belief that this policy is good for us has been falling of late (decreasing from 74% to 65% between June 2023 and July 2024 according to a Research Co. poll).  Still, two-thirds of […]

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Was 7/7 a UK intelligence failure?

Episode 267 – A look back at the 7/7 London (UK) bombings twenty years later. When it comes to major terrorist attacks that grab the world’s attention a few rise to the top. 9/11 (of course!), the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, the Bataclan/Stade de France massacre and the Madrid metro attack in 2004 […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

What can we do about drug abuse and homelessness in Canada?

Episode 280 – A deep look at how drug gangs are abusing the homeless in Canada When we talk about national security and public safety most people would likely go immediately to issues such as terrorism and espionage. And yet, there are many other things that pose a more immediate threat in most societies. Drug […]

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Podcast Spies Like Us

Pigeons, parrots and the fowl side of intelligence

Season 2 Episode 39 What do you get when you let three former spies loose on questions from their ‘fans’? The regular ‘ask us’ episode! We bet you have never had to think about the importance of a Farsi (Persian)-speaking parrot. Only here… Substack link Spotify link Spies Like Us With a combined 90+ years […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

How serious is the jihadi threat in Mozambique?

Episode 279 – What, another ISIS affiliate in Africa? Mozambique achieved independence in 1974 after a long civil war with its former Portuguese colonial power. Like most African nations, however, peace and stability are not that common in the post European power era. The southeastern country has been facing down a jihadi movement affiliated with […]

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Canada’s Public Safety Minister’s Alleged Support for a Designated Terrorist Entity Requires Clarification and Due Diligence

This piece was co-written with Nelly Shin, former Canadian Member of Parliament. You can find it on Substack here. A recent series of Global News reports have addressed concerns about Canada’s current Public Safety Minister, Gary Anandasangaree, and his past ties with the Tamil Tigers or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a designated terrorist entity […]

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Personal reflections on Air India flight 182 – 40 years later

Episode 266 – Why did Canada’s protectors not prevent a terrorist attack by Sikh extremists in June 1985? For those of us who work(ed) in national security the job boils down to one thing and one thing only: stop bad things from happening. So what gives if we screw up and a bomb on an […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

How bad is anti-Jewish violence going to get?

Episode 278 – The spate of attacks on Jewish targets in the West is most definitely on the rise with no end in sight You would have to be asleep over the past year and a half to not notice a precipitous rise in anti-Semitic attacks in the West. Some of this is tied to […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

How bad are Canada-India relations?

Episode 277 – Forty years after the Air India attack and a few years after an Indian killing of a Sikh extremist on Canadian soil Everyone remembers 9/11. That single event has become a ‘where were you when’ moment in human history. Few know, however, that prior to that cataclysmic attack, a bomb on an […]

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Podcast Spies Like Us

Just because you’re Gabbin’ doesn’t mean I’m listening

Spies Like Us Season 2 Episode 38 – WWJD? Don’t ask a Christian extremist! This week the lads weigh in on the killing of two politicians in Minnesota, US Emperor Cheetoh’s dismissal of his own nation’s intelligence and what to do if a peeler dressed as a cop shows up at your bachelorette party (hint, […]