Original Recording Date: 2026FEB12.

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TOPICS:

Guest: Karen Restoule – Director of Indigenous Affairs and Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and host of the Breakthrough Nation podcast.

Topics:

• NO VICTIMHOOD HERE: A better frame of reference for past injustice and how to proceed.
• Education, historical figures, and events, considered within their time and context.
• Land claims, legal decisions, and the search for certainty.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Karen’s profile at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/cm-expert/karen-restoule/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Karen on:
   • X: https://x.com/karenrestoule
   • LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/karenrestoule
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenrestoule/
2. Listen to the Breakthrough Nation podcast on:
   • YouTube: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/cm-expert/karen-restoule/
   • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakthrough-nation-with-karen-restoule/id1859777298
   • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7uDKnWhNpMQVxSOg55dIJh?si=6ee7f679b1904870
3. Follow the Breakthrough Nation podcast on:
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakthroughnationca/
   • LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/breakthroughnation

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN19.

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

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TOPICS:

Guest: Derek Sienko – Chief Mental Health Officer / CEO at Diversified Rehabilitation Group.

Topics:

• A first responder misdiagnosed and given the wrong treatment.
• Why proper diagnosis matters.
• Appropriate treatment decisions and what's at stake.
• Importance of collaboration across peer organizations and levels of bureaucracy.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. CityNews Article: Former VFRS captain wants barriers removed for mental health treatment – website: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/30/former-vfrs-captain-barriers-removed-mental-health-treatment/
2. Diversified Rehabilitation Group website: https://diversifiedrehab.ca/
3. Derek Sienko website: https://dereksienko.com/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Derek on:
   • LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/derek-sienko-22246b11
2. Find Diversified Rehabilitation Group on:
   • LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/diversified-rehabilitation-group-inc-health-and-wellness
   • X: https://x.com/ProgramPtsd
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ptsdprogram/
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiversifiedRehab/

Original Recording Date: 2026FEB03.

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TOPICS:

Guest: Stefano Ritondale – Army veteran and Chief Intelligence Officer at Artorias, a global risk intelligence provider. Founder of All Source News.

Topics:

• Stefano’s path to service.
• Iran, U.S. interests, and the realities of conflict and regime change.
• The missing elements from analysis and the understanding of complex geopolitical issues.
• The limitation of Western frameworks when rationalizing non-Western actors.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Artorias website: https://www.artorias.com/
2. SITREP App link: https://sitrep.artorias.com/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Stefano on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefano-ritondale-1046b5345
2. Find All Source News on:
   • YouTube: https://youtube.com/@allsourcenews
   • X: https://x.com/All_Source_News
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/all_source_news/
   • SubStack: https://substack.com/@allsourcenews110837
3. Find Artorias on:
   • Substack: https://substack.com/@artoriastech
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sitrep_artorias
   • X: https://x.com/SITREP_artorias

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN09.

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TOPICS:

Guest: Autumn Ryan - a serial entrepreneur who launched her first company the day after college graduation as a single mom. She grew a janitorial business into a multi-million-dollar enterprise and national franchise. Autumn is the founder and CEO of SoRite which has evolved into a trusted line of decontamination and disinfectant products used across public safety, healthcare, corrections, and residential settings.

Topics:

• Autumn's story and path to service.
• Leadership lessons from new and demanding territory.
• Cleanse and decontamination challenges in public disorder environments.
• Supporting the fight against illicit substances.
• SoRite's latest products for law enforcement and how it all works.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. SoRite website: https://sorite.com/pages/law-enforcement

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Autumn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autumn-ryan/
2. Find SoRite on:
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sorite-company/
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soriteworks/
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/SoriteWorks/61579015162157/
   • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoRiteWorks

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN09.

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TOPICS:

Guest: Robert Sorensen - A retired Special Investigator with the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division. He is the Corrections Section Chair for the National Tactical Officers Association, where he developed less-lethal tactical protocols used by law enforcement agencies to manage public order. Robert is currently the director of strategic partnerships and agency liaison at SoRite.

Topics:

• Robert's path to service.
• Leadership and some hard lessons.
  • Training and developing standards.
• Dealing with the chaos from demonstrations to riots.
  • SoRite and decontamination - seeing true innovation.
• Insight to the inner workings of riotous groups.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. SoRite website: https://sorite.com/pages/law-enforcement

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Robert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sorensen-577a7b9a/
2. Find SoRite on:
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sorite-company/
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soriteworks/
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/SoriteWorks/61579015162157/
   • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoRiteWorks

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN08.

Co-host John Simpson

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TOPICS:

Guest: Jenny Chan - one of the founders and current director of Pacific Atrocities Education in San Francisco, where she and her team focus on shedding light on some of the most overlooked events of World War II in Pacific Asia.

Topics:

• How Pacific Atrocities Education took on life.
• Story selection and conveying to an audience.
• Lesser-known history.
  • Canada in defense of Hong Kong.
  • Comfort women and Unit 731.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Pacific Atrocities Education website: Pacific Atrocities Education - Pacific Atrocities Education

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Jenny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-chan-9aa70438a/
2. Find John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-simpson-b6114b59.
3. Find PAE on:
   • YouTube: https://youtube.com/@pacificfrontuntold
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pacific-atrocities-education/
   • X: https://twitter.com/PacificAtrocit2
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pacificatrocitieseducation/
   • Instagram: https://instagram.com/pacificatrocitiesedu

Find Co-host John Simpson's books below:

1. Foundations of Patrol Rifle Marksmanship: https://a.co/d/1TcY1JG
   • Government sales: https://www.blue360media.com/products/foundations-of-patrol-rifle-marksmanship
2. Foundations of Sniper Marksmanship: https://a.co/d/2IQAaid
   • Government Sales: https://www.blue360media.com/products/foundations-of-sniper-marksmanship

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN09.

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

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TOPICS:

Guest: Dennis Molinaro - former national security analyst and policy advisor for the Canadian federal government. Now author, academic, and frequent media contributor.

Topics:

• Historical perspective and being blind to our own experiences.
• Public education, narratives, and memory.
• Canadian sophistication and lack thereof.
• Foreign agent registry concerns.
• Solutions for foreign interference.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Under Assault: Interference and Espionage in China’s Secret War Against Canada https://a.co/d/43kexZf
2. DennisMolinaro.ca: http://dennismolinaro.ca/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Dennis on:
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmoli/
   • X: https://x.com/Dennismolin11

Original Recording Date: 2025DEC16.

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TOPICS:

Guest: Brian Sauve – President and CEO of the National Police Federation.

• A wrap on the National Police Federation's 2025.
  • Gaining traction with policymakers and working on reforms.
  • Several parliamentary bills currently of interest to law enforcement.
• Federal policing: proper & stable funding.
• Federal government firearm policies and impending issues.
• What to look forward to in 2026.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. National Police Federation: https://npf-fpn.com/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Brian Sauve on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/brian-sauv%C3%A9-b5370586
2. Find the NPF on:
   • X: https://twitter.com/npffpn
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalpolicefederation/
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nationalpolicefederation/
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npf_fpn/
   • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0QxNjeMspVgEiplTklCObw