Canadian Intelligence Eh

Quick Hits | Why governments cannot dictate to spies

September 13, 2020 Phil Gurski
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Quick Hits | Why governments cannot dictate to spies
Show Notes

Intelligence agencies exist to provide the best information possible to those who run the country. They are given general requirements, hunt for the information, and package it up for their clients. In this they must be able to act independently.

Borealis weighs in on a report that the Trump Administration told its spies not to report on Russia and right-wing extremism.

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About the host Phil Gurski:

Phil is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation.

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