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Phil in the media

Just Cause Episode 2: Phil Gurski

Bringing you the stories and experiences of those working within and around the justice system, and those with lived experience.

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Quick Hits

It turns out Canada cannot prosecute returning foreign fighters

Quick Hits 179 – Canadian woman freed from ISIS detention camp reunites with daughter in Canada

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Former FBI Brig Barker – Counter terrorism at the coalface

Episode 114 – Borealis talks with veteran FBI agent Brig Barker about his years helping to prevent terrorist attacks.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Mike King – What is CVE and what does it actually do?

Episode 113 – What is the world of CVE (Countering Violent Extremism) all about? What is the reality of all this?

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Perspectives

Changing the language we use to describe terrorism does not make countering it any easier

Recent initiatives in Western countries like Canada to eschew terms like Islamist terrorism are nothing more than useless and counterproductive bureaucratic exercises.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Ahmed Patel – Why are many Muslims in denial over Islamist terrorism?

Episode 112 – Phil is joined by UK activist and Sufi Muslim Ahmed Patel, brother-in-law of the London 7/7 bomber.

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Repeat after me: Satan-worshiping pedophile cannibals are not ruling the world!

Quick Hits 178 – How serious are conspiracy theories? Borealis looks at the infamous ‘Q’ of QAnon to delve into this issue.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

An award-winning journalist’s take on the Middle East, Asia and terrorism

Episode 111 – Borealis has a great talk with James Dorsey, senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University

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What is working on counter terrorism really like?

Quick Hits 177 – A former insider’s perspective on how counter-terrorism actually works

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What do we do about about terrorist financing and money laundering?

Episode 110 – Borealis has an in-depth conversation with former RCMP officer and money laundering/terrorist financing specialist Archie Alafriz