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How do we determine when a terrorist act has taken place?

We are thankfully not inundated with terrorism in Canada. It would be nice, however, to call it what it is when it occurs.

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Préparatifs pour un retour des présumés djihadistes canadiens détenus en Syrie

Quelles sont les responsabilités du Canada envers ses ressortissants ? Doit-on traiter les enfants différemment des adultes ? Les retournants posent-ils un risque pour la sécurité nationale ? La Presse s’est entretenue avec Phil Gurski, ancien analyste pour le Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité.

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National security priorities for the Liberal minority government

Here’s what needs to be done by the Liberal minority government on the national security/public safety front.

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CSIS is damned if it does and damned if it doesn’t

CSIS is criticized when it refuses to divulge anything at all. It is criticized when it at least makes an effort to let out some information. Why should the intelligence agency even try then?

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What role, if any, will security issues play in the 2019 election campaign?

I constantly hear the accusation that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ‘soft on terrorism’. Where are people getting this idea? How many examples do you want?

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The spy next door

The arrest of a senior Canadian intelligence official on allegations of stealing classified materials has shaken the international intelligence community.

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Maxime Bernier’s PPC: Haters gotta hate, hate, hate

Pity poor Maxime Bernier. The leader of the People’s Party of Canada, who came within a hair’s breadth of becoming head honcho of the Conservative Party, cannot catch a break.

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The Mounties get their man – and he is one of their own

We must remind ourselves that all of this is alleged and not proven. Cameron Ortis is, of course, innocent until any of this is demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt. It does not look good, but we must wait and see. Even if the details are salacious.

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Something’s not right about the Joshua Boyle saga

There are unanswered questions about Joshua Boyle and why the horrific ordeal he put his wife and kids through began in the first place.

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Would you shill for Usama bin Laden?

Canadian lobby firm should not be doing business with Sudan military.