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CANADIAN ENERGY SECURITY
Get PDFOn November 21, 2022, Jackie Forrest, Vice President of Energy Research at ARC Financial Corp., presented on Canadian Energy Security. The key issues were the worrying mismatch between common, ambitious expectations of global and Canadian energy transition and the most likely current trajectories given lacking investment; the security implications of this discrepancy and the energy transition generally; threats from adversarial states; the enduring cheap energy versus secure energy challenge; and Canada’s slow and precarious project approval apparatus.
Received: 2022-12-20Revised: 2022-12-3
DATA & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY: THE RISK OF AI ENABLED CYBER ATTACKS AND QUANTUM HACKING
Get PDFOn November 21, 2022, Dr. Ryan Prox, Adjunct Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University, presented Data & Infrastructure Security: The Risk of AI Enabled Cyber Attacks and Quantum Hacking. A question-and-answer period with the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives followed the presentation. The key topics discussed were the evolution of data and infrastructure security, the increasing interconnectedness of critical infrastructure, and the need to increase resilience in the face of revolutionary technological advancements.
Received: 2023-01-23Revised: 2023-01-2
PANEL TWO CLOSING REMARKS
Get PDFOn November 22, 2022, Charles Dumbrille, Chief Risk Officer for IN-D-TEL International, provided closing remarks for Panel 2: Intelligence Toolkit. The key issues discussed were the opportunities and ethical challenges for the intelligence and security community (ISC) presented by the rapid global advancement of technology, and the difficult conversations to be had on these issues by organisations and private citizens.
Received: 2023-01-14Revised: 2023-01-2
POLICING PUBLIC PROTESTS
Get PDFOn November 24, 2022, Mr. Colum Price, police advisor for the Royal Brunei Police Force and owner of Top2% training and consultancy, presented Policing Public Protests. The key points discussed were the challenges of managing the freedom to protest, the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme (JESIP), and various frameworks to mitigate risk during large-scale public events. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives.
Received: 2023-01-04Revised: 2023-01-2
STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR MANAGING PROTESTS: A NEW ERA
Get PDFOn November 24, 2022, Chief Superintendent (CS) John Brewer, acting Criminal Operations Officer for Core Policing from the British Columbia Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), presented Strategic Considerations for Managing Protests: A New Era. The key points discussed were the objectives of modern-day protests, the individuals attending protests who pose potential security threats, and recommendations on mitigating those security threats.
Received: 2022-12-23Revised: 2023-01-0
The Role and Influence of Food on Migratory Patterns and Othering Behaviours
Get PDFUsing food as the common link, the relationship between migration and attitudes towards “the Other” is examined across space and time. Often, everyday practices are key to understanding the human condition. This paper illuminates how deeply embedded Western exceptionalism is in multicultural exchanges. From Europe to the Middle East to North America, food is integral to shaping worldviews
Divine Femininity or Femme Fatale: Exploring the Roles of Women in The Odyssey
Get PDFThis paper explores and compares the representation of Circe and Penelope — Circe as an obstacle to Odysseus’ journey and Penelope as the “appropriate” Homeric wife. Odysseus’ journey in The Odyssey is a literal and metaphorical journey to reclaim his patriarchal title as King of Ithaca. He reinforces these roles across his journey, especially toward “wayward” or nonconforming women like Circe. By analyzing the portrayals of Circe and Penelope, I hope to reveal the ways Homer presents dissenting, feminine voices in patriarchal Homeric society
Violent Transnational Social Movements and their Impact on Contemporary Social Conflict
Get PDFThis paper takes the perspective that violent transnational social movements (VTSMs) have profoundly impacted contemporary conflict scenarios. Social movements, underpinned by ideology, create partisan, transnational echo chambers, and communities, which are in the process of ‘changing the weather’ in contemporary social interactions. Transnational advocacy networks work in tandem to ‘create the message’ and perpetuate narratives. Where extremist dialogue crosses over into violence, we argue that a new form of conflict emerges. Such conflict does not have the preservation of the state as a territorially important factor or reference point, but rather, the preservation and promotion of a cultural identity. Where ‘other’ identities also co-exist, as in multicultural societies, these extremist views, and the crossover to violence from extremist rhetoric, arguably create a new type of warfare which we label fifth generation
Researching Self-Determined Space Connected to Land in the Arctic: Indigenous-led Architecture in Sámi Territory
Get PDFDuring the summer of 2022, I participated in a research trip with the Canadian Centre of Architecture (CCA) to Kautokeino in Northern Norway, with a focus on Indigenous-led architecture in the Arctic. The CCA hosted a workshop called Futurecasting: Towards Indigenous-Led Architecture and Design in the Arctic, which hosted a gathering of Inuit, First Nations, Métis and Sámi designers and graduate students. Collectively we received lectures from Indigenous architects, created artworks displayed at the CCA, and went on two research trips to Kautokeino, Norway and Montreal, Quebec. We learned from Elders, Knowledge Holders, Scholars, Sámi Duojár, Kahnawake Artists, and Community Members. Lectures, storytelling, conversations and the trip included snowmobiling in the arctic with reindeer herders and a hands-on design build project creating a Luovvi, which is the form of a Sámi storage room.
Through this research experience, I found that Sámi architecture, and Indigenous architecture globally, designs and exercises self-determined spaces by connecting land-based activities into built structures. From snowmobile sheds to meat drying structures, Indigenous Sámi homes and landscapes are designed in the Arctic context, rooted in Indigenous culture and place
Me7 knucwentwécw-kt e k7épes: “We Will Help Someone Who is Sick”
Get PDFIn the language of the Secwépemc peoples, “We Will Help Someone Who is Sick” is said as “Me7 Knucwentwécw-kt Swat ce re K7épes.” Esk’et is one of 17 communities in the Secwépemc Nation and our research partners who have helped us gain knowledge surrounding illness and end-of-life care from an Esk’etemc perspective to determine the feasibility of adapting the Nav-CARE program to suit the needs of Indigenous Peoples. Since 2021, we have embarked on a collaborative journey with Esk’etemc that has required establishing a respectful, meaningful, and reciprocal relationship between the “researchers” and community. The presentation will focus on sharing our journey of how we have nurtured our relationship from the outset of the research to where we are today—data analysis. Further, the presentation will provide insights into the knowledge Esk’etemc have shared with us surrounding the topic of illness and end-of-life, how the Nav-CARE program can address barriers and community needs, and the way the community has in-turn nurtured the graduate student in reconnecting with her grandmother’s community