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Everywhere you look these days terrorism and violent extremism dominate the headlines. Whether you follow what is happening in Afghanistan or Iraq, or in the West writ large, we are inundated with news of attacks by groups and individuals fighting for a 'cause'.In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counterterrorism in the national security world. In these half-hour podcasts 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Episode 238 - Just what goes into an application for an intercept warrant?
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Phil Gurski
Security intelligence and law enforcement agencies have a whole bunch of tools to do their job. They can recruit human sources/agents, follow people, and liaise with domestic and foreign counterparts. In some cases, they can make application to get authority to obtain an intercept warrant for the communications of 'someone of interest'. This is a last resort power and is very hard to get. What, then, to make of allegations that Ottawa Police listened in on five Somali members of their force based on 'systemic racism'? Borealis talks to an ex-RCMP officer to get the down-low on this accusation.