Ever since Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star broke the news of a $35 million lawsuit by 5 CSIS employees I have agonised over what to write and even whether to write about this issue. I turned down several requests for interviews from major Canadian TV networks and a few radio stations since I did […]
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CSIS and the courts at loggerheads?
These past couple of months have not been good for Canada’s spy service. First, the Federal Court ruled that CSIS has been negligent in informing it of a programme whereby it ‘illegally kept’ data (which it had collected legally under warrant) on Canadians. Then there is the criticism that the Service shared questions with the […]
I know for sure that this blog is going to raise some hackles, especially among my US friends and colleagues. Why? Because I am going to argue that the current US counter terrorism architecture is inadequate to deal with the threat and needs a serious overhaul. The solution I am proposing, however, will go against […]
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CSIS and disruption
CSIS Director Michel Coulombe appeared before the Senate National Security and Defence Committee today and stated that his organisation has used its new disruption powers over twenty times since 2015. This measure was controversial when introduced by the former Conservative government and is still seen by some as too strong for a service that […]
Warrants are very hard to acquire in Canada and misinformation over their use can lead to intra-community tension and misunderstanding
To paraphrase Justin Trudeau, “a terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist’. Can naming a group as such be that complicated?
Immigration Without Proper Screening Is Opening the Door to Security Threats in Canada
The terrorism- criminality nexus has always been a challenge to manage as there are always more criminals than terrorists – what if they are merging?
It is time for EVERYONE to call out jihadis for what they are: misogynists who hate women and will do everything they can to harm them
Governments sometimes stretch the truth to get their populations onside. Is this what Somalia is doing when it says Al Shabaab is on the wane?