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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 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 […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Perspectives Podcast

Does Israel understand Arabs and Islam enough?

Episode 274 – What did – and does – Israel get wrong about Gaza and the West Bank? Israel has faced an existential threat for decades from jihadis in the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon, as well as further abroad. The country’s security intelligence and military communities are amongst the best and one would assume […]

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Podcast Quick Hits

The Trump wankers descend to using disinformation…against US citizens

Episode 265 – Look out Russia, the US is disinforming its own people! Disinformation is a growing scourge around the world as states and sub-state actors try to get people to believe in certain things. Much coverage has been devoted to what Russia and others are doing to mislead citizens to further the former’s interests. […]

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Podcast Spies Like Us

Here’s the score: terrorist arrests 488, foreign agent registry 0

Season 2 episode 35 – National security by the numbers This week the guys bask in new-found attention by selfie-seeking fans and, on a more serious level, talk about a humungous increase in terrorism arrests and Israel warning Jews not to travel to Canada. Oh and Al ends up being the optimist in the trio […]

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Podcast Quick Hits

Are we entering an era of WTF terrorism?

Episode 264 – Everyone seems to want to be a terrorist, but are they really? Terrorism has been dominated for ages by well-defined groups and ideas ranging from far right, far left and jihadi proponents. These days, it seems, we are seeing more acts carried out by people who seem to adhere very loosely to […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Is Syria turning jihadi?

Episode 273 – Once an AQ jihadi always an AQ jihadi? The world rightly celebrated the ouster of Bashar al Assad, the brutal Syrian dictator, in December 2024 when a motley crew, including jihadis, took the capital, Damascus. Syrians who had engaged their autocrats in a bid for freedom since the Arab Spring, were finally […]

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Perspectives

It Is High Time for a Mutiny on Chinese Bounties

This piece first appeared in The Epoch Times Canada on April 17, 2025. Normally, when countries seek each other’s assistance on criminal matters, they first seek to establish a bilateral agreement on information exchange. Then, once this is achieved, they identify agencies of like-minded mandates to collaborate with each other. This is how mature nations […]

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Perspectives

Chinese Interference in Our Democracy Needs Far More Attention Than It’s Getting

This piece first appeared in The Epoch Times Canada on April 4, 2025. It is sometimes hard to figure out just what it takes for people to realize a crisis is growing in strength. Like the frog who sits in the pot while the water slowly rises in temperature only to take note after it […]