Richard B. Fadden

Richard B. Fadden: We think we're immune from terrorist attacks, but we're not

Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

The following is an edited excerpt from remarks by the Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies Annual International Conference last Thursday. Debate about national security in Canada is, for the most part, fairly sparse. Our elites tend to ignore it altogether. Our universities don’t devote many resources to it,...

Come on, Mr. Fadden

Dawg's Blawg (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

There's a new sheriff in town . Fake leftist Terry Glavin ("Transmontanus") cites this dinosaur with respect --quite in keeping with his role as the policeman's friend . But he does capture the money-quote from the just-appointed boss of CSIS, Richard B. Fadden : Why then, I ask, are those accused of terrorist offences often portrayed in media as quasi-folk heroes, despite the...

Terry Glavin: CSIS understates the case on terrorism

Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Richard B. Fadden, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service: "Canada has seen its share of terrorism: 329 people, the vast majority of them Canadian, died in the bombing of Air India Flight 182 in 1985, shortly after the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was born. We are inextricably linked to that event, and practically share the same anniversary. Canada...

Canada Oblivious To Terror Danger: CSIS Boss

War News Updates (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

Richard Fadden. Photograph by: Chris Mikula, The Ottawa Citizen From The Ottawa Citizen: New director takes aim at critics in first public speech. OTTAWA — Despite a history of domestic terrorism, from Air India to the Toronto 18, Canada has a “serious blind spot” acknowledging that violent extremism imperils our national security, says the new head of the Canadian Security...

Canadian spy chief chastises those soft on terror

Vlad Tepes (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

From The Ottawa Citizen Canada oblivious to terror danger: CSIS boss New director takes aim at critics in first public speech By Ian MacLeod, The Ottawa CitizenOctober 30, 2009 CSIS head Richard B. Fadden says security and rights are ‘not in opposition, but are intertwined like DNA stands.’ Photograph by: Chris Mikula, The Ottawa Citizen, The Ottawa Citizen Despite a history...

Canada’s terrorist “folk heroes”

Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

According to Canada’s top spy, CSIS head Richard B. Fadden, Canadians are suckers for terrorists. In a speech to a conference of about 300 security and intelligence specialists in Ottawa, Fadden said “those accused of terrorist offences [are] often portrayed in media as quasi-folk heroes.” The kid-glove treatment of terrorist suspects was especially prevalent in the case of the...

• Canadian spy chief chastises those soft on terror - Vlad Tepes