There are times when you work in the (counter) terrorism space that you come across a story and say: WTF? This is one of those times. In early January, a Sri Lankan court sentenced a hardline Buddhist monk named Galagodaatte Gnanasara to nine months in prison for insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred. The remarks […]
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This piece first appeared in The Epoch Times Canada on December 9, 2024. Assad is gone from Syria. Hip hip hooray. Actually, let’s wait a minute before celebrating. Any time a dictator who has abused his nation’s citizens—jailing them, torturing them, and even using chemical weapons against them—is forced to flee has to be a […]
One of the things you notice about kids, especially younger ones, is their proclivity to ask ‘why’. At times, this habit can get a little annoying as the little tots seem to question the reason behind just about everything. As a grandfather of a 3-yr old boy, I can attest to how many ‘whys’ come […]
Many years ago, I was in a relationship with a woman whose parents had emigrated to Canada from Europe shortly after WWII. The reasons for their move had to do with conflict in their homeland and the search for a better life abroad. Canada offered them that better life. Nevertheless, the woman’s mother hated everything […]
To paraphrase Justin Trudeau, “a terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist’. Can naming a group as such be that complicated?
Woke and political correctness cultures prevent us from talking honestly about the single greatest terrorism threat globally: that carried out by jihadis
In an effort to be seen to do something about foreign interference, the Canadian government announces a ‘foreign agent registry’. Now what?
It is expected that those responsible for errors admit their mistakes and take ownership: not this government when it comes to PRC interference in Canada
Terrorist threat levels go up and down in accordance with intelligence assessments: so why has Canada’s not moved in a decade?
With all this talk of ‘Islamophobia’ about, some have real fears of Islam – like teachers beheaded by jihadi students!