Canadian Intelligence Eh

Quick Hits | A lot of dictatorships are using ‘terrorism’ to crack down on opponents


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Even if we cannot agree on what ‘terrorism’ is, we should be able to agree on what  it isn’t.  Legitimate non-violent dissent is not terrorism, and yet that label is used by many countries to outlaw this opposition.

In this episode, Borealis looks at some recent abuses of the word ‘terrorism’ and calls on all countries to reject this usage.

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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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