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Today in terrorism: October 20, 2014

It is indeed rare that I find myself writing about terrorism in my own country. I thankfully live in a land where political or religious violence is infrequent and even on those occasions where someone, or several someones, is plotting to do something violent we are blessed with a competent set of counter terrorism agencies […]

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CTV News – Author Phil Gurski discusses terrorism in Canada

Retired from CSIS, author Phil Gurski writes about the threat of terrorism in Canada in “The Threat from Within”.

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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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Did French security officials miss the obvious?

Mickaël Harpon’s drift toward fundamentalist Islam went undetected even though he worked in unit that tracked Islamist radicals.

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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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RCMI Defence and Security Studies Evening – How dangerous is terrorism in Canada?

For those who could not make my recent RCMI lecture on terrorism in Canada on October 1, here it is!

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Why it is very important for security services to monitor the threats out there

Espionage or sabotage, foreign influence… Why do we have security intelligence services like the CSIS? What do they do for us?

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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.