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Perspectives

Is all fair in love and counterterrorism?

How far do we expect or allow national security agencies to go in stopping violent extremism?

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Phil in the media Video

CTV News – Allegation against CSIS

Phil Gurski from Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting on how CSIS gathers information for national security or public safety purposes.

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Podcast Quick Hits

Personal reflections on Air India flight 182 – 40 years later

Episode 266 – Why did Canada’s protectors not prevent a terrorist attack by Sikh extremists in June 1985? For those of us who work(ed) in national security the job boils down to one thing and one thing only: stop bad things from happening. So what gives if we screw up and a bomb on an […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

How bad is anti-Jewish violence going to get?

Episode 278 – The spate of attacks on Jewish targets in the West is most definitely on the rise with no end in sight You would have to be asleep over the past year and a half to not notice a precipitous rise in anti-Semitic attacks in the West. Some of this is tied to […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

How bad are Canada-India relations?

Episode 277 – Forty years after the Air India attack and a few years after an Indian killing of a Sikh extremist on Canadian soil Everyone remembers 9/11. That single event has become a ‘where were you when’ moment in human history. Few know, however, that prior to that cataclysmic attack, a bomb on an […]

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Podcast Spies Like Us

Just because you’re Gabbin’ doesn’t mean I’m listening

Spies Like Us Season 2 Episode 38 – WWJD? Don’t ask a Christian extremist! This week the lads weigh in on the killing of two politicians in Minnesota, US Emperor Cheetoh’s dismissal of his own nation’s intelligence and what to do if a peeler dressed as a cop shows up at your bachelorette party (hint, […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Does Canadian police need an overhaul?

Episode 276 – How do you adequately police the world’s second largest country? Federal police. Provincial police. Regional Police. Municipal police. A real dog’s breakfast in Canada. Does in work? Does it need a re-think? Phil talks with a former RCMP officer and municipal police chief about these issues. Spotify link About my guest Vern […]

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Podcast Spies Like Us

Iran so far away: now I’m flocked

Season 2 Episode 37 The guys talk about Israel’s decision to take out Iranian nuclear facilities, why the Carney government decided to appoint a Public Safety minister who is unwilling to look at certain files, and why is Al speaking in a faux German accent? Spotify link Substack link Spies Like Us With a combined […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Is there a link between bad governance and terrorism?

Episode 275 – In our search for what drives terrorism have we found a new link? Of all the frustrations in life red tape has to be one of the worst. Whether it is renewing your driver’s licence or registering your dog, being faced with bad bureaucracy is frustrating for sure. But can it actually […]

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Podcast Spies Like Us

Fans Like Spies!

Season 2 Episode 36 – What do our fans want to see done about national security in Canada? This week the lads are joined by a fan (yes we DO have them), Eric von Stackelburg, and we chat about all things hybrid warfare, government inaction on national security and public-private interactions. Oh and what Phil […]