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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Finding an assassin’s gun? Cool!

Episode 246 – The gun that killed Thomas Darcy McGee, father of Canadian Confederation There are undoubtedly many artifacts of historical importance that have gone missing, and the discovery of such is a meaningful event. The fact that the gun believed to have killed a leading Canadian politician shortly after the country’s independence went missing […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Remembering the FLQ crisis in Canada

Episode 244 – When French Canadian separatists terrorised Quebec We in Canada brag about being the ‘peaceable kingdom’ (as it turns out the title of my latest book on terrorism!). But not that long ago, a group of Quebecers, seeking independence for the province from Canada, engaged in a bombing campaign for years that culminated […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

When Canada helped save London from the Nazis

Episode 242 – The Battle of Britain and Canadian airmen’s role in it If there is a battle which is iconic in world history it is the Battle of Britain. In the summer of 1940 the German Luftwaffe tried to destroy Britain’s air force in the lead-up to an invasion of England. The dogfights and […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

The next generation of the intelligence community

All professions need to regenerate themselves over time. So how do we in the intelligence community ensure that we have a steady stream of outstanding candidates?

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Perspectives

Yes, there are Uyghur terrorists

While it is important to reject China’s claims that Islamist terrorism is rampant in Xinjiang province that does not imply that there are no Uyghur terrorists

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

How far will the jihadi threat to Africa spread?

Africa is rapidly becoming jihad central for many terrorist groups and the threat may not be limited to the region

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Enough with the ‘systemic racism’ accusations over warrants!

Warrants are very hard to acquire in Canada and misinformation over their use can lead to intra-community tension and misunderstanding

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Perspectives

What does it take to list a terrorist group in Canada?

To paraphrase Justin Trudeau, “a terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist’. Can naming a group as such be that complicated?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Are we entering a ‘fifth wave’ of terrorism?

The terrorism- criminality nexus has always been a challenge to manage as there are always more criminals than terrorists – what if they are merging?

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Who thinks making an 11-year old girl a sex slave is OK? ISIS, that’s who

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