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On the Intelligence Front, the Ortis Trial Has Several Important Aspects

When those accused of leaking intelligence to people without a ‘need to know’ interesting things can happen!

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Why Intelligence Sources Must Be Protected

Intelligence agencies work hard to get the best information possible for their clients and would appreciate having their sources not outed

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Note to Trudeau: Collected Intelligence Should Be Used Consistently

Intelligence is a useful tool for governments, but those in power have to understand how to use it properly

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What is happening in France vis-a-vis terrorism?

Of all the Western nations France seems to suffer the highest level of terrorist attacks. Why is this?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What are the repercussions of the Hamas attack and Israel’s response?

In the aftermath of the heinous attack by Hamas in Israel what next? A very good question with few answers

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Quick Hits

Is ISIS the new ‘role model’ for Islamist terrorism?

The Hamas terrorist attack on Israel is bad enough: what does it mean that some of the attackers unfurled an ISIS flag on Israeli territory?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Canada’s security service is the most over-regulated one in the Western world

Running an intelligence agency is not an average job one would imagine: what was it like to do so in Canada in the post Cold War/9/11 era?

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Perspectives

When it comes to the Trudeaus and intelligence activities, like father do unlike son

Trudeau the father and Trudeau the son could not have been more different when it comes to dealing with national security threats to Canada

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Is it really possible to ‘defeat’ a terrorist group?

We should be very cautious in accepting claims that terrorist groups have been defeated: they have a tendency to last a long time

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Canadian feds continue to get a failing grade on intelligence

Intelligence is meant to be shared with those who have a ‘need to know’: why does the Canadian government not get this?