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National security priorities for the Liberal minority government

Here’s what needs to be done by the Liberal minority government on the national security/public safety front.

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Today in Terrorism: 3 November 2016, Southern Thailand

Terrorist campaign in southern Thailand has been going on for decades as once Muslim lands bristle at Bangkok rule.

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Today in Terrorism: 2 November 2004/2018

Islamist terrorists strike in Netherlands and Egypt 14 years apart I have been studying and writing about terrorism for a very long time, coming up on 20 years. First as an intelligence analyst at CSIS in Canada, followed by a post civil service career as a writer and media commentator (and author of five books […]

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When all everyone wants to talk about is far right extremism can we forget about the jihadis?

Why Islamist terrorism must remain an investigative priority.

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Lunch and Learn: How worried should Canadians be about terrorism?

Mark your calendars! I will be speaking on December 3 at the University of Ottawa on the terrorist threat to Canada!

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Today in Terrorism: 28 October 2004 Bombing at bar in southern Thailand

On this day in 2004, two were killed in bombing three days after 85 Muslims were crushed to death by military.

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Today in Terrorism: 22 October 2014 shootings by homegrown jihadi in Ottawa

Canada was shocked by the killing of a soldier at the National Cenotaph by a homegrown terrorist

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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?