Scott McGregor

Scott McGregor is a former Canadian Armed Forces intelligence operator and intelligence adviser to the RCMP. He is the co-author of “The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party Started a Hybrid War in America’s Backyard.”

What Patriotism Is Not

Commentary Many well-meaning people in our country have confused patriotism with self-congratulation. We tell ourselves that Canada is ...

Viewpoints June 17, 2026
Pentagon’s Defence Pause Is Also a Trade Warning for Ottawa

Washington’s move comes amid the linked pressures of continental defence, CUSMA leverage, and a U.S. strategy focused on ...

Viewpoints May 20, 2026
Canada’s Cartel Blind Spot

Canada needs a strategy that treats cartels as criminal regimes operating across markets.

Viewpoints March 1, 2026
It Takes More Than Statements to Confront Authoritarian Regimes

Commentary The capture of Nicolás Maduro marks a break with the assumptions that have shaped Western policy in ...

Viewpoints February 24, 2026
Canadians Can’t Accept Recasting China From Top Security Threat to ‘Strategic Partner’

Commentary During his visit to China, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about Ottawa-Beijing relations entering a “new era,” ...

Viewpoints January 16, 2026
Canada’s Strategic Ambiguity With China Is Becoming an Alliance Liability

Commentary After the Liberal government defined Canada’s relationship with China as a strategic alliance, the prime minister's visit ...

Viewpoints January 13, 2026
Perils of Ottawa’s Declared ‘Strategic Partnership’ With China Amid Beijing’s Hybrid Warfare

Commentary Recent statements from Ottawa that frame Canada as being in a “strategic partnership” with China land against ...

Viewpoints November 4, 2025
State-Sponsored Evil in Academia: When the Battlefield Becomes the Lecture Hall

Commentary Universities, once centres of critical thought, are now the front line of a new kind of conflict. ...

Viewpoints October 24, 2025
Canada Is Falling for China’s Climate Promises the Same Way the West Fell for Beijing’s WTO Myths

China’s green agenda is a facade.

Viewpoints September 28, 2025
Red Flags and Canola Fields: How Beijing Leverages Regional Economic Dependence to Divide Canada

Commentary A pattern is emerging in Canada that demands critical scrutiny. It is gaining momentum just as the ...

Opinion July 28, 2025
Derisking vs. Decoupling: A Critical Choice for Canada in a Time of Global Realignment and China’s Increasing Threat

Commentary As Canada navigates a shifting geopolitical landscape shaped by trade tensions, great power rivalry, and mounting hybrid ...

Viewpoints June 11, 2025
TD Bank Account Closures Expose Chinese Hybrid Warfare Threat

Chinese hybrid warfare isn’t coming. It’s here, and Canada’s response has been dangerously complacent.

Viewpoints April 23, 2025
Canada’s Silent Compromise: How Fear of Election Repercussions Protects Chinese Interference

Commentary As Canadians prepare to cast their votes in the upcoming election, there remains a conspicuous silence echoing ...

Viewpoints April 6, 2025