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Louvre museum incident
You have likely read or heard by now that the Musée du Louvre was robbed Sunday morning in a few minutes. Online, someone wrote “check the British Museum.” – cheeky indeed. Seriously, the wing was closed for construction, the perpetrators used a lift, cut around a window, broke two high security glass cases, and stole…
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Truth & reconciliation
In a few days, on September 30, Canadians take the day to recognize the harm to indigenous people and their societies, we call it the “national day for truth and reconciliation.” While it is often attributed to commemorate the victims and survivors of residential schools (children, families, generations), many of us also attribute the day…
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“It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal”
The follwing quote came up in discussions on Wednesday, and we notice online that it’s being ab/used to support various positions. Because of this, we thought we would shed some light on the quote and let the readers formulate their own opinions. “The word will go out to the nations of the world that it…
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Crime and violent crime in Canada
The NSCOESN team members enjoyed watching the near hour long Stephen Harper interview on July 28, 2025 for the Council of State Governments’ Midwestern Legislative Conference held at Saskatoon’s TCU Place, Saskatchewan. We captured several quotes, and encourage you to watch the entire interview by Victor Thomas, president and CEO of the Canada-India Business Council.…
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Canada-Emirates drug trafficking
Reported by the Emirates Ministry of Interior (MoI), on July 18, 2025 the Sharjah police (UAE) seized 131 kg of narcotics and psychotropics as they tracked the smuggling from Toronto Canada port, through the St. Lawrence Seaway, into Málaga Spain port, and on its way to the UAE (Sharjah is adjacent to Dubai). Seven people…
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Canada’s financial stability
Financial stability is a pillar of national security. Canada’s debt management strategy tabled by the Department of Finance is requesting to borrow $147 B for 2025/26 (see table 1) and includes $30 B to fund purcases of Canada mortgage bonds. This results in a $1.6 T market debt alone (see table 3). We remain curious…
