Required readings:
This list may be intimidating at first sight, but you have seen some of it before. As you negotiate the required readings below, you need not tackle all information at first reading. Focus on expressions of operational intent and think about the information and sources to be tapped by intelligence agencies. Reflect on the nature of predictive assessments of probability that may be required in order to enable advantageous operational success. Choose what you need to read in order to answer the questions you select at the end of the lesson.
1. Top Secret Canada ebook – pages 43-123 – Requires Adobe Digital Editions to open
2. Wilner, A. (2020). “Public Safety Canada (PSC).” In Top Secret Canada. Chapter 9. Edited by Carvin et al. 166-179. – Requires Adobe Digital Editions to open
3. Public Safety Canada. National Security.
4. Canada’s Counter-terrorism Strategy, Building Resilience Against Terrorism: Canada’s Counter-terrorism Strategy.
5. National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure.
6. National Cyber Security Strategy.
7. CBSA Act, Canada Border Services Agency Act.
8. CBSA, Securing the border.
9. National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (2020). “The Canada Border Services Agency’s National Security and Intelligence Activities.” In Annual Report 2019, Chapter 3. Ottawa.
10. CSE Act, Communications Security Establishment Act.
11. CSE website, Communications Security Establishment.
12. Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
13. Cyber Centre Threat report, National Cyber Threat Assessment 2020
14. CSIS Act, Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act.
15. RCMP Act, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act.
a. INSETs and NSESs, National Security Criminal Investigations Program.
b. IBETs,”Fact Sheet (IBET).”
c. SHIPRIDER, Canada-U.S. Shiprider.
d. CISC – Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada.
16. Lesson 8 notes
Part 1
Answer the following questions (about 400 words for each answer):
1. What two national security sectors of concern might require CSIS and RCMP intelligence collaboration, to counter or reduce a threat? Explain why and how they might collaborate. (two sectors explained, and CSIS and RCMP collaboration explained)
Using your own example scenario, explain how, where and why the RCMP, CAF and CSE might have to engage in intelligence collaboration on an issue. (credible and relevant scenario, intelligence collaboration explained, and properly use the word “discombobulate” somewhere in the response)
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Part 2
Critically review one other response (about 300 words)
Response will be posted for you to draft a response no later then Nov 10, 2021
4 more days to complete this part – cv
Brevity, clarity, conciseness, and relevance are valuable traits. Marks are awarded for the quality of work, not the number of words. Keep the reader interested in what you have to say.
Individual assignments are marked on the basis of:
a. Answering the question asked, or responding as requested;
b. Quality of argumentation, including relevant evidence;
c. Properly formatted use of and reference to assigned readings;
d. Overall grammatical quality; and where appropriate
e. The quality and tone of constructive engagement with others.
