For the week of Nov. 23, 2025:

Mubin Shaikh knows more than the average Canadian about political and religious violence. 

The former teenage jihadist became a Canadian Security Intelligence Service agent who exposed a terrorist plot. 

Shaikh teaches at universities and speaks at conferences, such as the 2025 Vancouver International Security Summit. That is where he sat down with host Bob Mackin to discuss trends in extremism and his deradicalization work with Parents For Peace. 

As usual, Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines and the Virtual Nanaimo Bar.