Redacted Opinions

In this episode of Redacted Opinions, the hosts discuss the growing unrest in France and across Europe, arguing it is more than student protest and includes violence, disorder, and a broader crisis of confidence driven by economic insecurity, declining services, political polarization, immigration and integration tensions, and social media influence. They contrast France’s initially hands-off resp...

The hosts of Redacted Opinions discuss how constant online controversy fuels anger and division, arguing that algorithms, media, businesses, and politicians profit from outrage because it drives attention, clicks, and money. They debate whether people are genuinely angrier or simply exposed to more anger, citing social media sensationalism, context-free viral clips, and how extreme statements can...

In this episode of Redacted Opinions: Unfiltered and Raw, the hosts discuss how angry, entitled customers can shift from a customer-service issue into a real security threat across retail, healthcare, transit, and property management. T hey question whether organizations prioritize retaining customers over protecting employees and explore how “the customer is always right” culture, AI-driven call...

The hosts discuss how identity has shifted from physical documents to interconnected data and argue the main risk isn’t the technology but the power infrastructure around it when digital ID, surveillance cameras, transactions, and government systems share the same networks. They compare potential outcomes to China’s surveillance state, including blacklists and punishment through access to banking,...

Host Luciano Cedroni speaks with co-host and author Brian Claman about his book, When Is It Too Late? Holocaust Lessons on Risk, Decision Making and the Failure to Act, and how Holocaust-era warning signs can inform risk decisions in the post–October 7th world. Claman explains that stories of Jewish doctors leaving Canada due to safety concerns prompted him to research rising antisemitism, hate-cr...

On Redacted Opinions, Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman discuss how journalism can influence audiences through story selection, terminology, headlines, and expert framing, sparked by an internal CBC memo instructing journalists covering the 9/11 anniversary not to use the word “terrorism” unless attributed. They argue 9/11 fits the definition of terrorism and criticize legacy outlets for political...

Are Canada's new bail reforms truly making our communities safer or just another act of political theater? Dive into our latest episode of Redacted Opinions where we break down the real impact of these changes. Listen now! #BailReform #JusticeSystem #Podcast"

Luciano Cedone and Brian Claman discuss foreign interference in Canada through the lens of transnational repression - foreign governments intimidating people in Canada, pressuring families overseas, and using proxy or criminal networks to carry out violence without deploying agents on Canadian soil. They argue this is an attack on Canadian sovereignty and note CSIS has identified it as a national...

Hosts Luciano Cerdone and Brian Claman examine the arrest of Biwe Claire Zhang, a Canadian citizen and IT intern at NATO’s SHAPE headquarters in Mons, Belgium. Despite reportedly undergoing screening through multiple Canadian institutions and holding a Canadian security clearance, Zhang was arrested by Belgian authorities on suspicion of espionage-related activity. The case raises serious question...

Is Force What Holds Society Together—or Tears It Apart? | Redacted Opinions S1E8 In Season 1, Episode 8 of Redacted Opinions, the hosts debate whether society is held together by the threat of legitimate force or by broader consequences that don’t require violence. They argue over the difference between violence, force, and consequence; when force is justified; and how misuse of state power can er...

"An attack on a police officer is an attack on democracy." Explore the profound impact of line-of-duty deaths on our communities in this crucial episode of "Redacted Opinions." Special guest and Retired Chief of Police Jeff McGuire shares his valuable perspective. #SupportOurTroops #Podcast

What happens when political representation becomes a zero-sum game? Explore the dangers and dynamics of modern democracy in our latest episode! Tune into Redacted Opinions for an unfiltered discussion. #Politics #Podcast #democracy

In this episode of Redacted Opinions, the hosts discuss why crisis communications must be planned in advance as part of emergency management, business continuity, stakeholder protection, and public trust. They review cases where communications failed under pressure: the July 8–9, 2022 Rogers national outage that disrupted 911 and left Rogers’ own incident staff unable to communicate without buying...

In this episode of Redacted Opinions – Unfiltered and Raw, hosts Brian Claman and Luciano Cedrone discuss the tragic shooting incident in Montreal that resulted in the death of a police officer, serious injuries to a second officer, and the death of an innocent civilian. This is a difficult but important conversation about the realities of extreme violence, the risks faced by frontline police offi...

Guest: Phil Gurski, retired CSIS strategic analyst. He spent 32 years in Canadian intelligence, including 15 years with CSIS and the OPP Anti-Terrorism Section as a strategic terrorism analyst, and is now president and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting. He's the author of six books on terrorism, with his most recent covering the history of terrorism in Canada. The Hub Overview: Picking up...

Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman are back for another unfiltered conversation, and this week, they're tackling one of the most polarizing issues in Canada today: immigration. Both sons of immigrants themselves, Luciano and Brian aren't anti-immigration. Far from it. But they argue that Canada's immigration system has been stretched, mismanaged, and politically weaponized to the point of breaking;...

Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman are back after a years-long hiatus and they're not holding back. In their debut episode of the new season, the two veteran security professionals cut through the hype surrounding the FIFA World Cup coming to Canada and lay out the risks that mainstream media isn't covering. From crowd crush and traffic chaos to human trafficking, lone-actor terrorism, and cyber thr...