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’Canada & the Cold War’

File consists of the proof copy of Whitaker’s book ‘Canada & the Cold War’ with comments from Whitaker to editor Bob Hesketh.

’Pandemic Governance Lessons from British Columbia’

File consists of Whitaker’s article ‘Pandemic Governance Lessons from British Columbia,’ which details the province’s positive record of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication to which this article was submitted is unknown.

9/11 Responses

File consists of papers, correspondence and conference itineraries relating to the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Whitaker’s responses to this event are focused largely on changes to national security and intelligence services in Canada. Includes the following papers by Whitaker: ‘The New Public Safety Paradigm,’ ‘Right & Wrong Responses to Sept. 11,’ ‘9/11 Responses: Right and Wrong’ (included in “Responses to Terrorism: An Analysis”), and ‘9/11 and the Canadian Security & Intelligence Community’. File also includes correspondence, an agenda and Geoffrey E. Hale’s paper on ‘The Unfinished Legacy: North American Integration, Regionalization and the Evolution of Federal-Provincial Relations,’ all of which relate to the author’s Colloquium “How Ottawa Spends 2003-2004.” File also includes a review of Manuel Castells’ “The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture (1996, 1997, 1998)” for Policy Options / Options Politiques, an agenda for the Customs, Pacific Region – Regional Management Forum 2001, and pages 47 and 48 of the The Beaver magazine’s April-May 2002 issue. File includes a reimbursement claim from Whitaker to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and CBC’s thank you letter for appearing on an advisory panel in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. File also includes Whitaker’s acceptance letter for his invitation to the Naval Officers’ Association of Vancouver Island (NOAVI)’s luncheon in 2002.

Accession 2001-041

Accession consists of personal and professional correspondence; notes, drafts and research material for articles and publications including "Cold War Canada" and "End of Privacy"; copies of RCMP Bulletins; subject files that reflect his varied interests and involvement with different organizations or activities and other material that documents his career as an academic, author and political commentator.

Accession 2022-033

Accession consists of records documenting Reg Whitaker's work as an academic and writer. These records include professional correspondence, lecture/speaking notes, article drafts and proofs, reviews, published copies of articles, clippings and research materials, and publishing agreements and contracts pertaining to his articles and books.

Advisory Committee Special Examination of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

File consists of correspondence, a draft special examination plan, the Adivsory Council on National Security’s review of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act, briefings, news releases, and a draft summary of the Air India report by the Advisory Panel. It also includes a photograph, assumed to be of the CATSA Advisory Council members.

Analysis of CRTC ruling Order 2000-676

File consists of one copy of Whitaker’s analysis on the CRTC 2000-676 ruling, inlcuding contracts, agreements, legal documents, a checklist and correspondence relating to the case.

Arar Inquiry Advisory Panel

File consists of correspondence, legal documents, food allowance appendices, rules of procedure and terms of reference, memorandums, contracts, security clearance forms and a case summary related to the Arar Inquiry, examining the role of Canadian Officials in the deportation (from the United States) of Syrian-Canadian dual citizen Maher Arar to Syria, where he was later detained and tortured. Whitaker served on the Advisory Panel for Policy Review on this case. It also includes a photograph, assumed to be of the Arar Inquiry Advisory Panel members. One memorandum contains tea or coffee stains.

Bill C-36, Anti-Terrorism Act

File consists of Whitaker’s expert opinion on Bill C-36, an omnibus bill targeted at combating terrorism after the events of September 11, 2001. This bill became the Anti-Terrorism Act (S.C. 2001). File also includes memorandums regarding Canadian Intelligence Services, correspondence, meeting notes, and invoices for travel expenses in Ottawa. File also includes ‘What has been the impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act in Canada?’ Whitaker’s submission to the Research and Statistics Division of the Canadian Department of Justice’s 2004 publication ‘The Views of Canadian Scholars on the Impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act’ and the 2010 Prism article ‘Will Prevenative Arrests And Investigative Hearings Arise from the Dead?’

Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act

File consists of Whitaker’s expert opinion on Bill C-51, a bill intended to make changes to the Canadian Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act. File includes an invitation, reimbursement forms, Whitaker’s notes during his appearance in front of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, and research notes on CSIS’s powers as an intelligence service. File also includes a thank you note from ‘Murray’ with the Arms of Canada emblazoned on the cover page.

Book Reviews, 1996-2021

File consists of book reviews written by Whitaker. It includes his reviews of Gordon Lunan’s “The Making of a Spy” (1995), Robert Wardhaugh’s “Mackenzie King and the Prairie West” (2000); Christopher Anderson’s “Canadian Liberalism and the Politics of Border Control” (2012); one draft and two printed copies of his review of Janet Ajzenstat’s “The Once and Future Canadian Democracy: an Essay in Political Thought” (2003); Loch K. Johnson’s “Spy Watching: Intelligence Accountability in the United States” (2018); Peter Gill’s “Intelligence governance and democratization: a comparative analysis of the limits of reform” (2016) and “Democratization of intelligence” (2015), edited by Gill and Michael M. Andregg; Stephen Kimber’s “What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five” (2013), Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones’ Diplomatic History article ‘Antecedents and Memory as Factors in the Creation of the CIA’ (2016); a manuscript review of M. Ogasawara’s “Legalizing Illegal Mass Surveillance: Canada’s Legislative Responses to the Global Expansion of Security Intelligence” (2022); a manuscript review of Huda Mukbil’s “For Queen and Country: My Life as a Canadian Intelligence Officer Fighting for What Matters (publishing date unknown); “Patriation and its Aftermath: Law, Politics, and the Constitution in Canada” (2015), edited by Lois Harder and Steve Patten; “The Unexpected Louis St-Laurent: Politics and Policies for a Modern Canada” (2020), edited by Patrice Dutil; Brooke Jeffrey’s “Road to Redemption: the Liberal Party of Canada, 2006-2019” (2021); P.E. Bryden’s “Planners and Politicians: Liberal Politics and Social Policy, 1957-1968” (1998); two printed copies of Whitaker’s review of Jennifer Welsh’s “At Home in the World: Canada’s Global Vision for the 21st Century” (2004); and “The Dynamics of Decentralization: Canadian Federalism and British Devolution” (2001), edited by Trevor C. Salmon and Michael Keating.

Breakfast on Campus

File consists of correspondence relating to the speaker event “Breakfast on Campus with Reginald Whitaker and Riad Saloojee” at the University of Manitoba. It includes an invitation, event itinerary and handwritten letters addressed to Whitaker after his talk.

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

File consists of proposed legislation, Whitaker’s affidavit for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association in their complaint against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), case commentary, hearing transcripts, police reports, booklets, and drafts of Whitaker’s article “Profiling: From Racial to Behavioural to Racial?” File also includes notes and travel confirmation receipts kept by Whitaker.

Canada Watch

File consists of the summer 2008 issue of Canada Watch. Whitaker’s article ‘Security, civil liberties, and the 2008 US election’ is included in this issue.

Canada Watch Vol. 9, nos. 3-4

File consists of one copy of Canada Watch Volume 9, numbers 3 and 4, one photocopy and an excerpt of Whitaker’s article ‘Jean Chrétien’s surprise: A Canadian nationalist legacy.’

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority – Board of Directors

File consists of a draft organizational profile, profiles and responsibilites of executive board members, terms of reference, correspondence, selection criteria and evaluation of a prospective CEO and Chairperson at the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA). It also includes CEO Activity Reports and Organizational Structures for CATSA’s various committees.

Canadian Dimension Vol. 51, no. 1

File consists of one copy of Canadian Dimension Volume 51, number 1, which includes Whitaker’s article ‘Outflanking the NDP: the Liberals and the Left.’

Canadian Dimension Vol. 52, no. 4

File consists of one copy of Canadian Dimension Volume 52, number 4, which includes Whitaker’s article ‘Vividly imagined Soviet-Canadian novel with a personal twist,’ a review of Joyce Wayne’s “Last Night of the World” (2018).

Canadian Forum Articles, 1977-1992

File consists of Whitaker’s contributions to the May 1977 (‘The Invisible City of Italo Calvino’) and January to February 1979 (‘Competition for Power: Hobbes and the Quebec Question’) issues of Canadian Forum. File also includes Whitaker’s contribution to the March 1992 issue (‘Three Nations’).

Canadian Immigration Policy

File consists of a draft of an article that likely received the final title ‘Canadian Immigration Policy Since Confederation.’

Canadian Politics 4th ed. ‘The Security State’

File consists of two drafts, a memorandum of agreement and correspondence relating to the inclusion of Whitaker’s chapter contribution titled ‘The Secret State’ to “Canadian Politics, 4th Ed” (2004). In his chapter, Whitaker describes intelligence operations conducted by the Government of Canada from the passing of the War Measures Act, 1914 during the Second World War, to the Cold War, the October Crisis of 1970, to detainees under the Anti-Terrorism Act in the 21st Century.

Canadian State Trials Vol. 5

File consists of drafts of Whitaker’s chapter “The Gouzenko Affair: From Star Chamber to the Court Room”, editorial guidelines and titles, editorial recommendations regarding ‘The Gouzenko Affair’ and Chapter 1 ‘Introduction: World War, Cold War, and Challenges to Sovereignty.’ These chapters formed parts of “Canadian State Trials Volume V.” last updated in May 2019.

CASIS/ACESR 2004 Conference Material

File consists of correspondence, notes, conference attendee lists, meeting notes and agendas, newspaper clippings and event instructions relating to the CASIS 2004 Conference. The original folder has been kept as it contains Whitaker’s illustrations. File also includes a copy of Whitaker’s CASIS 2003 paper 2003 conference paper ‘The Bush Doctrine, the Western Alliance, and the use and abuse of intelligence,’ which was included within the CASIS 2004 folder.

CIAJ Special Conference on Terrorism, Law & Democracy: How is Canada changing following September 11?

File consists of Whitaker’s presentation ‘Before Sept. 11 – Some History Lessons,’ correspondence and travel expense claims related to his attendance at the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice’s (CIAJ) Terrorism, Law & Democracy conference. File also includes a membership application package provided by CIAJ.

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