Quick Hits – Episode 191 No, warrant applications are not ‘racist’ (buzzsprout.com)
In Western societies courts grant intercept warrants after due process. What, then, do we make of allegations that spies and cops get warrants based on racism? Borealis unpeels a Liberal MP’s private member’s bill in Canada’s parliament that suggests ‘systemic racism’ is driving investigations.
If the ins and outs of terrorism, extremism, national security and public safety are of interest to you, subscribe to receive free content by former Canadian intelligence analyst and author Phil Gurski on these issues.
About the host Phil Gurski
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation.
One reply on “No, warrant processes are not ‘racist’”
I would certainly understand where this was coming from if we were talking about America. No-knock warrants have been on the chopping block, being related to police raids that have killed ethnic minorities that did nothing wrong. But Canada? White nationalists despise that country for being allegedly ‘woke’ right? Is that not the case? More likely this politician is trying to appeal to a certain voting block and there’s nothing wrong with that as long as it’s genuine, but this ignorant remark makes me wonder if it is. And when it comes to Canada, I just don’t buy it.