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CSIS used information collected via illegal activities. Why is this a surprise?

Former CSIS Analyst Phil Gurski discusses why CSIS was taken to task by the Federal court in Canada for using information collected via illegal activities.

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Why can’t Canada deport a terrorist?

Al Qaeda member Mohamed Harkat should have been sent back to his native Algeria decades ago: why is he still here in Canada?

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The first rule of spy club: you do not talk about spy club

Former CSIS Analyst Phil Gurski weighs in on why it makes sense for nations to share intelligence where and when they can.

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Cancel Canada Day: Is the country going to hell in a handbasket?

Happy 153rd birthday Canada – or is it? It is time to push back against some myths, by looking at how safe a country we are, when it comes to terrorism.

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A rare look at what keeps CSIS up at night

We all know why CSIS is not an open book but when it does give us a peek behind the curtain we do learn a lot.

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Quick Hits: Antifa as a terrorist organization?

President Trump has threatened to list Antifa as a terrorist organisation. Some say he can’t do that. What if we dropped terrorism as a criminal offence?

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Privacy and our spy agencies

Spies act in the shadows for obvious reasons: does this mean they are constrained by privacy issues?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 41 – Andrew Griffith: Does immigration poses an actual national security threat to Canada?

Andrew Griffith, former Director General of Citizenship and Multiculturalism discuss if immigration pose a actual national security threat.

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What will terrorism look like post-COVID?

Terrorists like to have large audiences for their acts – what if we keep ‘social distancing’?

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COVID-19, face masks and national security

The debate over the niqab (Muslim face veil) was never about national security: COVID-19 is demonstrating that.