Canadian Intelligence Eh

Quick Hits | Why is Edward Snowden still making headlines?

September 15, 2020 Phil Gurski
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Quick Hits | Why is Edward Snowden still making headlines?
Show Notes

Edward Snowden and Julian Assange are painted as courageous whistleblowers and maybe they are to some extent.  Yet there is little in life that is uniquely positive and this goes as well for the smashers of secrets.  It is time for a much more nuanced discussion on intelligence leaks.

Read: Wikileaks, Snowden and the impact on Canadian intelligence

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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