Original Recording Date: 2025MAY14.

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

Views and opinions of the participants are their own.

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TOPICS:

• Guests: Executive Director Jean Bota and Director Becky Wylie-Jardine - Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association - ACCPA's goal is to ensure safety to Albertans and their communities through education and crime prevention awareness. They are the connector between rural and urban communities and agencies.
• ACCPA's history.
• Speaking to the right level.
  • Working with individuals to the various levels of government.
• How to be a collective voice.
  • Providing context and fact to the narratives.
• Education and Solutions.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association website: https://albertacrimeprevention.com/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find ACCPA on:
   • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@albertacommunitycrimepreve5239
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/albertacrimeprevention
   • X: https://www.twitter.com/ABcrimeprevent
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/72067627
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alberta_crime_prevention
2. Find Jean on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jean-bota-269a9326
3. Find Becky Wylie-Jardine on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/becky-wylie-jardine-m-a-icps-19251144

Original Recording Date: 2025MAY14.

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

Views and opinions of the participants are their own.

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TOPICS:

• Guest: Detective-Sergeant John Khoshandish - unit commander for the York Regional Police Tactical Intelligence Unit, leading intelligence development on organized crime, and supporting national security, counter-terrorism, and foreign interference investigations.
• The unique work of the Tactical Intelligence Unit.
• Who is actually paying attention?
  • Mandates, investigative threshold, and the role of municipal law enforcement.
• Game-time: appealing to emotion vs. logic.
• Diaspora: Who can they turn to? What can they expect?
• The missing legislation and the expectations of law enforcement.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Det.-Sgt. Khoshandish on panel for SAC-LHR: Power, Pressure, and Propaganda: SAC-LHR: Power, Pressure, and Propaganda - B'nai Brith Canada

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Det.-Sgt. Khoshandish on LinkedIn: John Khoshandish - Detective Sergeant - Intelligence Bureau - York Regional Police | LinkedIn

Original Recording Date: 2025MAY15.

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

Views and opinions of the participants are their own.

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TOPICS:

• Guest: Jonathan Berkshire Miller – is the co-founder and principal of Pendulum Geopolitical Advisory, Senior Fellow at the Ottawa-based Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), and holds concurrent fellowships with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and Asian Forum Japan.
• Life in a think-tank and its contributions.
• Canada’s future and bringing different perspectives together.
• Middle power: wake-up call on national security & global roles.
• U.S., China, and the Indo-Pacific – Canada’s aim and focus.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Jonathan Berkshire Miller: https://www.jberkshiremiller.com/
2. Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI): https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Jonathan on:
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-berkshire-miller-39904521/
   • X: https://x.com/jbmllr
   • Email: jbmllr@gmail.com
2. Find MLI on:
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MacdonaldLaurierInstitute
   • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/MLInstitute
   • X: https://twitter.com/MLInstitute
   • LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/macdonald-laurier-institute