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Reg Whitaker is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at York University, and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria. He has published extensively about Canadian politics; security, intelligence, and politics of information issues. Show full bio
Canada’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Spotlight
Almost eight years ago the Government of Canada, then under the Paul Martin Liberals, issued the first official statement of…
CSIS Watchdog Misbehaves, Government Shrugs
On November 9, the Chair of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), Dr Arthur Porter, wrote a letter to Prime…
When Governments Take a Leak, it Can Smell Very Bad
The recent leak to La Presse of an alleged CSIS document implicating Adil Charkaoui and Abousfian Abdelrazik in a plot…
Missed Opportunities for National Security Reform as Parliament Falls
Now that the Conservative government has been defeated in the House of Commons and an election called for May 2,…
Canada Missing in Action in The Egyptian Revolution
Most Canadians watched the Egyptian revolution unfold with a mixture of delight and admiration. The courage of the young demonstrators…
Air India: Still A Policy Debacle After All These Years? Part 2 of 2
In fairness to the government, it must be said that even before Major, improvements have been made in the way…
Air India: Still A Policy Debacle After All These Years? Part 1 of 2
It is now a quarter century since an Air India flight from Canada to India exploded over the Atlantic off…
Bad Summer For Top Ottawa Secureaucrats
It’s been a bad summer for top Ottawa ‘secureaucrats’ – senior public servants in charge of the agencies with lead…
Has the Detainee Document Deal Gone Sideways?
On April 27, Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons, ruled that Parliament had the right of access to…
Will Preventative Arrests And Investigative Hearings Arise From the Dead?
On April 23, the Minister of Justice introduced in the House of Commons a bill to reenact the two most…
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