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S4E29: What To Make of Canada's National Security, Eh? - Spies Like Us: Alan Treddenick, Phil Gurski, and Neil Bisson.

S4E29: What To Make of Canada's National Security, Eh? - Spies Like Us: Alan Treddenick, Phil Gurski, and Neil Bisson.

Update: 2025-07-21
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Original Recording Date: 2025JUL09. 


Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.


Views and opinions of the participants are their own.


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TOPICS:



  • Guests:

    • Alan Treddenick - is the President and CEO of ATNOH Group, a global risk and public safety consulting company. Alan retired from CSIS and the RCMP with 30+ years in intel operations both domestic and abroad specializing in counter terrorism investigation and HUMINT operations. 

    • Phil Gurski – is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. He worked as a senior strategic analyst at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalization. He is the author of six previous books on terrorism.

    • Neil Bisson - Director of the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network and host of the Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap-Up podcast. Neil retired as an Intelligence Officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and was a former front-line officer with the Canada Border Services Agency.



  • Podcasting in the national security space.

  • Canada and a foreign intelligence service.

    • Benefits to reaching out and touching someone abroad.



  • Cultural issues and lack of education.

    • Implementing change in minds and action.




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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:


Important Links:



  1. Neil's website (Global Intelligence Knowledge Network): https://globalintelligenceknowledgenetwork.com/ 


  2. Alan's website (ATNOH Group): ATNOH Group - Public Safety and Risk Consulting 

  3. Phil's website (Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting): https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/ 


  4. Phil on TQP to discuss The Peaceable Kingdom?: A History of Terrorism in Canada from Confederation to Present:

    1. Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s2e59-part-1-phil-gurski-the-peaceable-kingdom/id1631223615?i=1000634621282 

    2. Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s2e60-part-2-phil-gurski-the-peaceable-kingdom/id1631223615?i=1000635420044 




Profiles and Social Media: 



  1. Find Alan on:

    1. LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alan-treddenick-27bb7349 



  2. Find Phil on:

    1. LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468 



  3. Find Neil on: 

    1. LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/neil-bisson-809120238 




 

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S4E29: What To Make of Canada's National Security, Eh? - Spies Like Us: Alan Treddenick, Phil Gurski, and Neil Bisson.

S4E29: What To Make of Canada's National Security, Eh? - Spies Like Us: Alan Treddenick, Phil Gurski, and Neil Bisson.

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