Borealis Threat & Risk ConsultingPhil, Al and Neil go deep into national security in this weekly podcast and have fun doing it! Just like three former spies in a bar.
Season 3 Episode 24 – Hey Gorka! Canadian (foot)balls are bigger than US (foot)balls! With Al’s triumphant return from wherever he was – don’t ask, don’t tell! – the lads weigh in on Canada’s joke of a citizenship removal system despite obvious fraud and terrorism links, the US counter-terrorism ?strategy? that somehow missed all the […]
Spies Like Us Season 3 Episode 23 – Mark our words: China is a big threat to Canada! After a short hiatus the Al-less boys – does this make us a duet – are back and it’s all about China. Neil and Phil talk with Canada’s top Sinologist (that means China watcher for you non-China […]
Season 3 Episode 22 – TPS CT ASAP? Yes, another week with the lads in the virtual bar as they delve into the details of yet another counter terrorism unit in Canada, why a wanker Liberal MP is questioning Chinese use of forced Uyghur labour, and why can the Canadian government not look into problematic […]
Season 3 Episode 20 – It’s Canada and we have the ‘Eh’ team of terrorism! What happens when three ex-spies talk about national security? You get in-depth, insider views of what’s happening including why two morons shoot up an empty diplomatic presence at o-dark-hundred, why Canada is level-headed when it comes to threat and an […]
Season 3 Episode 19 – Peace, what is it good for? In this week’s bar chat (ok, the bar is virtual but the beer is real and Al is enjoying a “Juicy Ass” – please don’t pursue why!) the lads look at various aspects of the war (“Don’t mention the war” – classic John Cleese […]
Season 3 Episode 18 – Help, I’m being repressed! This week the boys weigh in on a new report on transnational repression (TNR) in Canada, co-authored by one of us (hint: not Neil and not Al), why it is so hard to use intelligence in court cases, and ask whether the Hells Angels owned a […]
Season 3 Episode 17 – Extracurricular activities with a side of explosives In yet another chat in a virtual bar, the boys look into why a couple of Western University students were arrested on possible national security charges, why Canadians make great targets for Cuban spies, and why hiding behind a snowman is a great […]
Season 3 Episode 16 – Will the ‘Boeggy’ man scare off foreign spies? The boys in the virtual bar celebrate Friday with a variety of real beers and have reason to cheer! Canada’s Public Safety Minister Gary “the recuser” Anandasangaree finally announces a head of the soon-to-be-created Foreign Influence Transparency Registry! It may have been […]
Spies Like Us Season 3 Episode 15 – What was it like to be a spy? After a short hiatus, the boys are back…and they have a guest! Andrew Kirsch is a former CSIS intelligence officer, an author and willing to talk to us! This is so cool, more people to listen to! Kirsch Group […]
Season 3 Episode 14: Spies like us have crystal balls! Happy New Year fans!! Like many sites Spies Like Us can have a look ahead episode. Here the lads prognosticate on what we can expect to happen in 2026. Oh, and advice from the Hardy Boys on how to use a cut out operative if […]