The Policy Insights Forum hosts the Strategic Thinkers Series where we dive deep into discussions with forward-thinking authors, leaders, and academics to discuss future strategic policy implications for Canada, its Allies, and Partners. Our unique platform brings together the Public, and Private Sectors, NGOs, and Academia.

Dr. J. Paul de B. Taillon is joined by Garry Clement, former National Director for the RCMP, to discuss his new book: Under Cover: Inside the Shady World of Organized Crime and the RCMP. Which calls for a complete revamping of the culture of federal policing.

Brigadier Ben Barry, Senior Fellow for Land Warfare at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, discusses the current situation in Ukraine in this new installment in the Strategic Thinkers Series.

The current threat of the PRC (People's Republic of China) is highlighted in the Strategic Thinkers Series. Host Dr. J. Paul de B. Taillon is joined by the author of 'War Without Rules: China's Playbook for Global Domination', Dr. Robert Spalding, and Senior Fellow Dr. Charles Burton, to share their views on the situation at large and what can be done.

Dr. J. Paul de B. Taillon, along with guests Hon, Lt. Gen, (Ret'd), Andrew Leslie, and Joe Varner, provide an assessment of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, and lessons drawn from what has transpired.

Dr. J. Paul De B. Taillon is joined by Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security for the United Nations, Gilles Michaud, to discuss current threats and challenges facing the UN, and Humanitarian Operations

Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Dr. Charles Burton discusses the current issues between the People's Republic of China and Canada, China's non-kinetic strategy against Canada and the West, and other PRC issues facing Canada and the world.

Dr. J. Paul De B. Taillon is joined again by Colonel Viktor Siromakha, Ukranian Defence, Naval and Air Attaché to Canada, to give a final presentation describing the current war in Ukraine

Dr. J. Paul De B. Taillon is joined by Vice-Admiral (Ret'd) Mark Norman to discuss the Canadian Navy in this new installment of the Strategic Thinkers Series.

Benedict Rogers is known as a human rights activist and journalist who has written on topics related to Asia, especially regarding human rights issues.

Policy Insights Forum, Dr. J. Paul De B. Taillon is joined again by Colonel Viktor Siromakha, Defence, Naval and Air Attaché of Ukraine to Canada, to discuss the ongoing war efforts in Ukraine.

Policy Insights Forum, Dr. J. Paul De B. Taillon interviews Dr. Robert Spalding, USAF BGen (Ret'd), on his latest book, War Without Rules: China's Playbook for Global Domination.

The invasion of Ukraine intensified geopolitical tensions, prompting NATO to bolster its defence measures and pushing Canada to reevaluate its security commitments in the context of a shifting global landscape.

The Policy Insights Forum (PIF) was pleased to welcome Sam Cooper for an exclusive interview on his latest book, Wilful Blindness, How a network of narcos, tycoons and CCP agents infiltrated the West. In this session of the PIF's latest series, Sam Cooper will dive deeper into his research on how Chinese criminals and gangsters have infiltrated Canada through various means.

This event took a Whole-of-Government approach to discuss bolstering Canada's Arctic presence, as well as the importance of Canada's alliance within NATO and other Arctic partners. The speakers addressed the "Northwest Passage Question" and the Public Diplomacy Strategy, and what Canada is doing to engage Canadians on this strategic issue.

The purpose of this event was to both define resilience, as well as address aspects of Canadian society that require resilience and how it can be developed within the population. This discussion included the role of government and industry in the facilitation of national resilience and mobilizing a National Strategy for the future.

The session will discuss Russian strategy and operational methodology, including the current deployment/redeployment of Russian troops along Ukrainian border and what it represents. It will also discuss the ongoing provocative activities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet related to access denial operations in the Sea of Azov.

Discussions of Canada and the quad and the implications for the future, as well as Canada's defence relationships with Japan, South Korea, and Australia. This event also addressed potential for South East Asia Trade and Defence Organization (SEATDO).

This event explored the importance of surveillance and sovereignty issues, with Vice-Admiral (Ret'd) Mark Norman CMM, CD, Former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada; Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Yvan Blondin CMM, CD, Senior Aerospace Associate, Samuel Associates.