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What Are the Implications of a Canadian ‘Link’ to the New Orleans Attack?

This piece first appeared in The Epoch Times Canada on January 6, 2025. Those who toil in national security in Canada have one primary task: to keep our country safe from a plethora of threats. These range from garden-variety criminality (assaults, thefts, fraud, and acts of violence, all of which are tied to public safety […]

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My Wish List for a Safe and Secure Canada in 2025

This piece first appeared in The Epoch Times Canada on December 30, 2024. At the end of one year and the beginning of another it is customary to look back at what happened and speculate on what is to come. With that in mind, here is an overview of national security as we enter 2025, […]

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It Would Be a Mistake to Label Syria an Ex-terrorist Haven Just Yet

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 […]

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Democracies of the world unite!

Episode 253 – The West needs to stand up more to autocracy The world is in a terrible mess right now. Autocracies like Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and others are running roughshod over human rights and international norms. All this has huge implications for national – and international – security. The democracies on […]

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Wiretaps Are Serious Law-Enforcement Tools and Are Not Handed Out Easily

When it comes to the tools law enforcement use to help keep us safe a little education is needed to keep the public informed.

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Yes, there are Uyghur terrorists

While it is important to reject China’s claims that Islamist terrorism is rampant in Xinjiang province that does not imply that there are no Uyghur terrorists

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Is India sending hit squads abroad?

The diplomatic expulsion tit-for-tat between Canada and India is complicated: here is a primer.

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Is ISIS back? Actually, it never left the building

Those who stated confidently that ISIS had been ‘defeated’ in 2019 were totally, totally wrong

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The West’s security alliances need to step up – stat!

The West stands for something important and it is time for all it constituent parts to take a principled stand on our collective security

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Foreign interference inquiry testimony yet more proof Ottawa doesn’t take national security seriously

The more we learn about the volume of intelligence ignored on PRC election interference in Canada, the more worried we should be