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The Quiet Professional

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The Quiet Professional, a part of Vigilant Media Inc., is a podcast that strives to educate listeners and inspire change through candid and critical exploration of topics centered around national security, intelligence, law enforcement, and justice. Find The Quiet Professional across all podcast platforms and on Instagram @TQP780 and X @TQP780.

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EP13: The Forces, Obligations, Fire Rescue, with Edmonton Firefighter Steve Ferry. 19.09.2022 1:18:12

Original Recording Date: 2022AUG10. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Steve's path in life. Life in the Canadian Armed Forces. Perceptions vs. realities. CANSOF. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services. Expectations on the daily. ----more---- REFERENCES: The Canadian Forces: Home | Canadian Armed Forces CANSOF: Canadian Special Operations Forces Command - Canada.ca Instagram: CANSOFCO...

EP12: Firearms, Legislation, and Bans with Alberta’s Chief Firearms Officer, Teri Bryant. 17.09.2022 1:21:29

Original Recording Date: 2022SEP14. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: CFO office, resources, workload. Investigations, lawful vs unlawful firearm ownership. Importation / transfer bans. Federal and Provincial responsibilities. Funding and priorities of government and police. ----more---- REFERENCES: Alberta CFO Office: Alberta’s Chief Firearms Office | Alberta.ca . Increase o...

EP11: Trauma, First Responders, Research with Dr. Nicholas Carleton, Professor with the University of Regina. 05.09.2022 1:10:50

Original Recording Date: 2022AUG11. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Nicholas' path. Statistics among first responders. PTSD studies. Credibility in research. Terminology and the meaning of things. Getting help. ----more---- REFERENCES: RCMP Longitudinal Study: The RCMP Longitudinal PTSD Study | (rcmpstudy.ca) . Game Changers (Start at 23:24 for Dr. CARLETON portion): Game Ch...

EP10: Youth, Cops, Narratives with Staff Sergeant Kelly Rosnau of the Edmonton Police Service Youth Integrated Services. 29.08.2022 1:04:25

Original Recording Date: 2022AUG10. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Kelly's story. Youth Integrated Services - School Resource Officer (SRO) program. SRO through the ranks. Relationships and culture. Public, Catholic and Islamic school responses. Program reviews and stats. Where we go from here. ----more---- REFERENCES: Edmonton Catholic Schools SRO Report: School Resource O...

EP9: Law, Accountability, Transparency with Executive Director Michael Ewenson of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) 22.08.2022 52:30

Original Recording Date: 2022JUL12. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Michael's life path. Legal work and travel. Rural vs municipal policing. Civilian vs police oversight. Public databases on Officer conduct. Comparison of American and Canadian police oversight. Transparency. Workload and stats. ----more---- REFERENCES: ASIRT: https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-serious-incident-...

EP8: The Range, Relationships, The Rifle with Owner, Steve Emblin, of EM Precision 15.08.2022 49:24

Original Recording Date: 2022JUL12. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Steve's story. Running a firearms range. A league for everyone. Relationships and culture around firearms. Police training. Small business ownership. Custom marksmanship - EM Precision. ----more---- REFERENCES: Canadian Historical Arms Society Canadian Historical Arms Society – Founded in 1967. Based in Edmo...

EP7: Politics, Violence, Agency with the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, Tyler Shandro, for the Province of Alberta 05.08.2022 40:47

Original Recording Date: 2022AUG03. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Minister's story. Violence in downtown Edmonton / China Town. Victims and Offenders. Alberta Provincial Police topics. Indigenous Police Services. ----more---- REFERENCES: Minister's biography: https://www.alberta.ca/minister-of-justice-and-solicitor-general.aspx Letter to Mayor Sohi: Ministerial letter to...

EP6: History, Gangs, Community with Sergeant Ryan Ferry of the Edmonton Police Service Gang Suppression Team (GST) 25.07.2022 1:31:55

Original Recording Date: 2022JUN03. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Edmonton Gang History. The violence. Community work. Current trends and intervention strategies. ----more---- REFERENCES: N/A

EP5: U.S. Policing, Canadian Comparisons, The Daily Grind with National Vice President Joe Gamaldi of the Fraternal Order of Police 22.07.2022 43:35

Original Recording Date: 2022JUL20. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Joe's story. Fraternal Order of Police structure, function, mandate. Media and political narratives. Recruiting. Violence against police. ----more---- REFERENCES: Fraternal Order of Police: The voice of our nation's law enforcement officers: https://fop.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGamaldi Instagra...

EP4: Journalism, Social Media, B.C. Gangs with Journalist Kim Bolan of the Vancouver Sun 11.07.2022 55:52

Original Recording Date: 2022MAY31. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Personal story Informants. Journalism > reporting. Social media. B.C. Gangs. ----more---- REFERENCES: https://twitter.com/kbolan Kim Bolan | Vancouver Sun REAL SCOOP: Anatomy of a gangland hit | Vancouver Sun

EP3: The Federation, Politicking, Front Lines with President Brian Sauve of the National Police Federation 06.07.2022 1:16:04

Original Recording Date: 2022JUL04. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Brian's story. National Police Federation (NPF) structure, function, mandate. Media and political narratives. Police messaging and standing up for ourselves. Recruiting. Municipal - Provincial - Federal services. Nova Scotia mass shooting investigation. ----more---- REFERENCES: National Police Federation hom...

EP2: Personal, History, Firearms with Alberta’s Chief Firearms Officer, Teri Bryant. 27.06.2022 1:05:54

Original Recording Date: 2022MAY25. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Teri's background and story. Gun shows. Moving from Federal to Provincial appointment of CFO. Firearms in the public domain. Federal funding, buybacks, prohibitions. Politics. ----more---- REFERENCES: Alberta’s Chief Firearms Office | Alberta.ca Email: albertacfo@gov.ab.ca Letter to Minister of Public Safety...

EP1: Life, Gangsterism, Social Control with Sergeant Ryan Ferry of the Edmonton Police Service Gang Suppression Team (GST) 17.06.2022 1:31:04

Original Recording Date: 2022MAY24. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. ----more---- TOPICS: Ryan's background and story. Path to policing. Gangsterism in Edmonton. Power dynamics. Gang Suppression Team. ----more---- REFERENCES: N/A