Secure Line
Secure Line
Podcast Description
Canada's intelligence landscape is as unique as the country itself. In an evolving global threat environment, fostering informed discussions on intelligence has become increasingly vital to the national security discourse. Secure Line Podcast is designed to influence and inform the national dialogue on security and intelligence in Canada, and internationally. Secure Line is brought to you by the Canadian Association for Security & Intelligence Studies (CASIS).
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The podcast covers various key topics such as state threats, terrorism, foreign interference, and the implications of U.S. policies on Canadian security. For example, episodes tackle discussions on modern espionage techniques, ideologically motivated violent extremism, and the impacts of foreign interference on democratic institutions. Specific episodes highlight challenges in Canada's counterterrorism efforts and the evolving threats from state actors and organized crime.
Canada’s intelligence landscape is as unique as the country itself. In an evolving global threat environment, fostering informed discussions on intelligence has become increasingly vital to the national security discourse. Secure Line Podcast is designed to influence and inform the national dialogue on security and intelligence in Canada, and internationally. Secure Line is brought to you by the Canadian Association for Security & Intelligence Studies (CASIS).
What happens when foreign interference isn’t just about disinformation, espionage, or covert influence—but about money?
In this episode of Secure Line, Stephanie Carvin and Leah West are joined by Jessica Davis to discuss illicit political finance and the vulnerabilities in Canada’s political finance system. Using the Alberta referendum as a starting point, they examine gaps in political finance rules, the role of nonprofits and third-party actors, and the challenges of identifying foreign money and influence before it shapes political processes.
The conversation moves from Russian influence operations and financially motivated online “rage bait” to the growing concerns surrounding overt American involvement in Canadian politics. The hosts also explore why Canada’s existing laws and institutions can struggle to respond: some activities fall into regulatory gaps, some carry little more than financial penalties, and others may be politically consequential without being criminal at all.
Finally, Jessica explains her emerging framework for understanding illicit political finance through its actors, objectives, and methods—and why putting finance at the centre of the analysis could help Canada better anticipate, identify, and disrupt foreign interference.
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