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COPCAST
COPCAST, hosted by Jim Bremner, is a venue for long form discussion with industry professionals, colleges, and friends of the CTOA.
Whether recorded in a studio or live on location, COPCAST brings timely issues front and center, uncensored and unfiltered, anchored by the experience and reputation of the CTOA.
COPCAST ARCHIVE
TACCOM 2022
COVID
SEASON 1
Pre-Copcast
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/constantine-ioannou-06633821/
Constantine and Jim discuss “The Arena”, an elite training facility focused on frontline Law Enforcement techniques
Live @ Blue Line 2023 https://www.bluelineexpo.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/voiceovercop
https://www.linktr.ee/SeanShapiro
Discussing Toronto Traffic and Road Hazards with the TikTokTrafficCop, Sean Shapiro.
Live @ Blue Line 2023 https://www.bluelineexpo.com/
https://www.ten-8technologies.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-vibert
Jeff and Jim discuss “Ten-8 Technology”, a modern cloud-based training enhancement solution for maximizing the efficiency of First Responder training.
Live @ Blue Line 2023 https://www.bluelineexpo.com/
Recorded March 28 2023
https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/
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What is Borealis? 1:11
Understated threat of Communism 4:56
China’s Long Game 6:30
CSIS Flow of Intelligence Information 7:15
How does CSIS work? 8:22 Intelligence vs Evidence 10:20
CSIS’s on China’s infiltration of Canadian Politics 13:21
How does CSIS differ from Law Enforcement in proving reliability of source information? 20:02
Releasing a suspected terrorist on a Peace Bond 23:00
Peace Bond with follow-up 25:21
The cost of a thorough investigation 27:57
Lack of education in Government Officials 29:28
Uneducated/naive citizens 30:20
What too do with Canadians who joined ISIS? 32:29
Mental Illness vs Violent Intent 34:45
Responsibility of Canada to ‘former’ terrorists 37:30
First Degree Murder vs Terrorism charge 38:30
The penalty for Terrorism 41:13
Canadian MP involvement in the delayed release of the Two Michaels 42:15
What can the average Canadian do? 43:56
A decline in the CBC 45:00
Selective media coverage on terrorist events 46:00
Phil’s Book, The Peaceable Kingdom? A History of Terrorism in Canada from Confederation to Present Phil Gurski 48:31
Jim Bremner & Nir Maman give a tactical breakdown of the operation at The Covenant School, in Nashville, Tennessee. "Craig Peddle brings over three decades of law enforcement expertise. Craig grew up in Toronto, Canada and has served as a police officer in the community of Jane and Finch, Malvern, Special Investigation Services, Detective Services, Street Crime, the Gun and Gang Task Force, Community Response Unit, Youth Services, Community Policing Support Unit, Intelligence Services, Investigative Support in Professional Standards as an Investigator and Surveillance Officer, a ‘Wire-Tap” investigator/supervisor and has assisted with Homicide investigations during many lateral assignments; including criminal gang cases and offences related to firearms and explosives.
In 2000, he created and founded, the Ontario Gang Investigators Association, which is the first international network of gang investigators accepted into the National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations. He served as President and extensively mentored the Board of Director’s and members of the Gang Investigators Association. He has also been qualified to provide expert evidence for court matters in the Province of Ontario; having testified at all levels of the Judiciary. He has instructed hundreds of law enforcement operatives while teaching on the Expert Witness Course hosted by the Ministry of the Attorney General. Craig assisted the Federal Government of Canada with understanding the scope, manifestation, tactics and ideology of criminal street gangs in Canada, assisting the government in their pursuit to table and ultimately enact new Criminal Organization legislation and laws for Canada.
He is certified by the Ontario Police College and the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police as a Media Relations Officer and operationally fulfilled this role with two of the most historic police agencies in Canada, and for the Ontario Gang investigators Association.
He is the recipient of the Exemplary Service Medal and Bars, from the Governor General of Canada and has received numerous Commendations and awards including two Exemplary Service Commendations from the Toronto Police Service and the City of Toronto.
He sits on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Tactical Officers Association and for the registered charity Badge of Life Canada.
Craig currently lives with clinically diagnosed employment experienced Post Traumatic Stress. He is working towards his certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (CBT) Certification."
- from https://ptsdzone.com/
2023 Mental Health & Wellness Conference
Our interview with @jenndvc from @csaaa.official at @taccomcanada regarding Bill C-21 and Canadian gun culture
Our interview with James Cassells from @glockinc at @taccomcanada regarding Bill C-21 and Canadian gun culture
Our interview with @ragnaroktacticalcanada at @taccomcanada about Bill C-21 and Canadian Gun Culture
Our interview with Phil O’Dell from #canuckguns /#odellengineering at @taccomcanada
Our interview with Boris from @truenorthtradecraft at @taccomcanada discussing some changes they would like to see in modern policing
A word with @crusaderarmscompany on the #crusaderarmstemplar at @taccomcanada
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The media has shown an uptick in incidents regarding extremism, what do you think is driving that? 4:09
How does a recruiter get an individual to a point where they act upon their grievances? 5:13
Do you think extremist groups thrive off of the exploitation of lawful protests? 7:37
How do you begin to pull someone away from an (extremist) belief system? If we can’t get them off the team, how do we prevent them from getting on the team? 11:29
What are some of the indicators that someone is turning towards extremism? What do we do as a community? 15:20
A narrow interpretation of the world & a chosen religion 17:56
How difficult is it for a (Muslim) family to see a child becoming radicalized? Are we legitimizing terror groups by putting them on lists and giving them attention? Should they be ignored? 24:23
Are you seeing a link between organized criminal groups and extremist groups? 28:32
How do people follow & get ahold of you? 31:29
Ex-KKK working as a counter-extremist 32:25
Points of Interest What are your concerns with Bill C-10? :30 Facebook asking users to ‘spy’ on others 4:00
Censorship of Doctors by medical associations, where does this lead us? 10:20
An ‘Orwellian’ time 14:50 How do we go about educating young people who are totally unaware of what we are speaking about? 18:09
Do you think an election is our only hope at this point? 22:02
Difficulty relating to the modern politician 24:05
Teaching young people to be independent, research history, and make their own decisions on topics 26:46
How do people follow & get ahold of you? 29:34
What’s the difference between your tenure as the Toronto Police Association and what you are seeing today? :50
What kind of feedback did you receive during your tenure? 3:17
‘Good officers don’t support bad officers’ 7:56
Officers finding their own support, unable to get it from unions 8:50
Do ‘Special Constables’ erode the authority of fully sworn officers? 13:06
Do you think certain officers don’t engage and don’t get out of the car because they don’t feel support from their association? 16:43
Do you think the added workload produced by Covid is affecting the mental health of officers? 18:38
What advice would you have for a prospective member looking to join/become a board member of their particular association? 21:00
Do you have any courses available? 25:40
How do people follow & get ahold of you? 26:55
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A product review from 2018 featuring the CopShield by CopShield International
CTOA TV (Pre-Copcast) at the first ever TACCOM show in Ajax, Ontario, Canada from 2018
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