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We do not benefit from the whitewashing of terrorism

Looking back at a terrorist plot 15 years later only to force it through the filter of ‘racism’ is just plain wrong and unhelpful.

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When it come to Islamophobia who is actually behind it?

Canada appoints an Islamophobia ‘czar’, convinced that it is all too ‘prevalent’. But who are the real Islamophobes? Spoiler alert: not who you may think.

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The courts and terrorism: what role is most ‘judicious’

What role should our courts play in counter terrorism? Are there court cases in which there are frivolous accusations as to who is behind terrorism?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Reporting from the front lines of danger: journalism in dodgy places

Journalists reporting from zones where terrorism is rampant are an important source of information: a conversation with a BBC reporter.

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How to prevent real terrorism threats in Canada

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, so they say. Does this describe the UK’s Prevent counter terrorism programme?

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China’s supposed fight against terrorism a lesson in how not to fight terrorism

You would think that doing something to combat terrorism but only creates more terrorism would make you stop doing that, right? Tell China.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why is Africa so beset with terrorism?

Africa seems to have become the epicentre for jihadi terrorism of late: what led to that unenviable status?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Is the UK Prevent strategy broken?

Prevent is part of the UK’s CVE – countering violent extremism – strategy. Has it come off the rails?

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Who are the real Islamophobes? Jihadis, that’s who

Why is it that jihadis, who are responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Muslims worldwide are not called ‘Islamophobes’?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Policing in Canada – an overview

Policing is a complicated profession and constantly open to criticism, often by those with no policing background. Borealis talks to someone who knows his stuff