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Do terrorism convictions really lead to a life sentence?

Life sentences for terrorism are appropriate. Why does the Canadian justice system fail to appreciate this very simple concept?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

An award-winning journalist’s take on the Middle East, Asia and terrorism

Episode 111 – Borealis has a great talk with James Dorsey, senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University

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Are mental illness and terrorism mutually exclusive?

Are mental illness and violent extremism necessarily mutually exclusive? Can an individual suffer from some kind of psychological disorder and still be a terrorist?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What do we do about about terrorist financing and money laundering?

Episode 110 – Borealis has an in-depth conversation with former RCMP officer and money laundering/terrorist financing specialist Archie Alafriz

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Perspectives

October 21, 2007: PKK executes sophisticated attack on Turkish soldiers

On October 21, 2007 PKK terrorists killed at least 17 Turkish soldiers and wounded 16 others near Turkey’s border with Iraq.

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Perspectives

Has Africa become the ‘Dark Continent’ for terrorism?

Africa will most likely continue to be a hot bed of terrorism for many years to come with little hope of a resolution to this threat

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Borealis joins Counterpoints for a wide-ranging discussion on terrorism and national security

Episode 109 – How is the ‘war on terrorism’ going? What are we doing well? Not well?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Vern White – How well does intelligence coordination work in Canada?

Episode 108 – Phil Gurski has a fascinating discussion with Canadian Senator Vern White, former RCMP and Chief of Police in Durham and Ottawa

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Quick Hits Video

Why what we call “terrorism” matters

Quick Hits 174 – Police may drop ‘Islamist’ term when describing terror attacks

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Gavin Horner – Intelligence vs evidence from a law enforcement officer’s perspective

Episode 107 – Phil Gurski talks about terrorism and evidence with 30-year Toronto police veteran Gavin Horner.