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December 22, 2022

Would-be spies forced to reveal their most intimate secrets


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I had the pleasure to contribute to this article on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) security screening process in which would-be spies are forced to reveal their most intimate secrets.

Of course I have to say I enjoyed being interviewed about the process much more than I enjoyed going through the screening process as a CSIS candidate.

Click to see the Lapress article

I was also for a time a screener and I can also confirm asking the questions can be almost as awkward as answering. Thankfully now I don’t have to do either.

To learn more about the security screening process you can also read about my experience in my memoir – I Was Never Here