The "Hockey With Guns" Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by Canadian national security expert, Stephanie Carvin! They talked through some of the week's biggest national security news, both in the U.S. and in our neighbor to the north, including:</p><ul><li>“Assault on the Capital, Eh? Hold My Labatt Blue.” For the past two weeks, our neighbors to the north have suffered through <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/07/world/canada-trucker-protest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">their own insurrectionary moment</a>, as thousands of protesters have descended on Canadian cities to protest vaccination policies, leading the capital city of Ottawa to declare a state of emergency. What does this mean for <a href="https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/january-2022/anti-lockdown-mobilization-far-right-canada/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Canada</a> moving forward? And what lessons might it <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/06/ottawa-truckers-convoy-galvanizes-far-right-worldwide-00006080" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">be able to learn</a> from the U.S.’s January 6th experience (and vice versa)?</li><li>“Just Be Glad Someone Unplugged the Shredder.” The Washington Post released a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/05/trump-ripping-documents/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">deep dive</a> this week on the consequences of former President Trump’s habitual tearing up of official records that are supposed to be protected by federal laws, revealing that White House staff spent countless hours piecing some records back together while others are permanently lost. What is the real cost of Trump’s actions here and what can we do to prevent other presidents from doing the same in the future?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“The Biggest Beijing Slapback Since <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRK12Kg3Xpg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Misty Met Dubya</a>.” The Beijing Olympics got off to a <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2022/02/nbc-winter-