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welcome to Spycast from the Secret Files of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

I'm Mark Stout historian of the museum.

I'm a PhD author and historian who served for 13 years

as an analyst in the U.S. Intelligence community. Every month the museum brings you interesting

talks with authors, scholars, and practitioners who have something to do with the world of intelligence and espionage.

We're joined today by Ray Boavere from Canada.

Ray has recently retired in the spring of 2012 as assistant

director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service more commonly known

as CCSS, an acronym you'll be hearing, I'm sure,

repeatedly throughout this interview.

A Ray spent about 30 years with CESAS having joined it in 1984 when it was

actually first created.

Has held a variety of senior and working level

positions in the agency.

Before being assistant director for intelligence,

he was director general of the

Counter-Terrorist program. He worked overseas doing intelligence liaison and was

involved in a variety of other responsibilities and actually before joining CCS,

he was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the R.C.M.

So there's a lot to talk about here, so let's just jump into it.

Ray Boiswair, welcome to the International Spy Museum.

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