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Wiretaps Are Serious Law-Enforcement Tools and Are Not Handed Out Easily

When it comes to the tools law enforcement use to help keep us safe a little education is needed to keep the public informed.

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Yes, there are Uyghur terrorists

While it is important to reject China’s claims that Islamist terrorism is rampant in Xinjiang province that does not imply that there are no Uyghur terrorists

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

How far will the jihadi threat to Africa spread?

Africa is rapidly becoming jihad central for many terrorist groups and the threat may not be limited to the region

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

National security depends critically on international intelligence sharing

Countries which get more intelligence than they give cannot afford to abandon sharing with international partners

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Is India sending hit squads abroad?

The diplomatic expulsion tit-for-tat between Canada and India is complicated: here is a primer.

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Is ISIS back? Actually, it never left the building

Those who stated confidently that ISIS had been ‘defeated’ in 2019 were totally, totally wrong

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Enough with the ‘systemic racism’ accusations over warrants!

Warrants are very hard to acquire in Canada and misinformation over their use can lead to intra-community tension and misunderstanding

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What does it take to list a terrorist group in Canada?

To paraphrase Justin Trudeau, “a terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist’. Can naming a group as such be that complicated?

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Do we have to witness a terrorist attack before Canada takes immigration screening seriously?

Immigration Without Proper Screening Is Opening the Door to Security Threats in Canada

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Are we entering a ‘fifth wave’ of terrorism?

The terrorism- criminality nexus has always been a challenge to manage as there are always more criminals than terrorists – what if they are merging?