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

File consists of the script for the TVOntario (TVO) program “Left, Right & Centre” Program 3: ‘Liberal Rule’ and ‘True Grits.’ Both segments of Program 3 were written by Whitaker.

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.

File consists of an itinerary and two Spanish language newspapers that feature stories on Whitaker. ‘The End of Privacy’was scheduled to be presented at many events.

File consists of the program for the Canadian Association of Journalists National Conference 2004. Whitaker was one of four panelists selected for the “Top Secret: National Insecurity” panel.

File consists of a ‘Shit Harper Did’ Photo Release Form and LeadNow Donation made during the Canada’s 2015 Federal Election.

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.

File consists of Whitaker’s speech at the memorial service for Donald V. Smiley, a close friend.

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 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.

File consists of Whitaker’s article ‘Accountability v. Responsibility,’ which looks at the difference between ‘accountability’ and ‘political responsibility’ in the Canadian context with regard to intelligence gathering and national security concerns.

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.

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.

File consists of Anne Carson’s poem ‘Oh What a Night (Alkibiades),’ which was submitted to the London Review of Books, appearing in Volume 42, number 22 (2020).

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.

File consists of two drafts of Whitaker’s paper ‘Behavioural Profiling in Israeli Aviation Security as a Tool for Social Control.’

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?’

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.

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.

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.

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.

File consists of debate notes written by Whitaker in rebuttal against Professor Rob Holmes debate about Canadian espionage and terrorism in Canada.

File consists of two copies of ‘The Changing Canadian State’ a chapter in the 1998-1999 edition of Canada: The State of the Federation series published by Queen’s University.

File consists of a draft copy and published copy of ‘The Liberal Chameleon: From Red Tories to Blue Grits’ and correspondence related to the publishing of this chapter in Canada: the State of the Federation 2001.

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.

File consists of one copy of Canada Watch Volume 4, numbers 5 and 6.

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.’

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.

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.’

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).

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’).

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

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.

File consists of copies of Whitaker’s chapter contribution titled ‘Politics Versus Administration: Politicians and Bureaucrats’ from the 5th and 6th edition of “Canadian Politics in the 21st Century” (2000 and 2004 respectively).

File consists of memorandums of agreement and correspondence relating to Whitaker’s chapter inclusion in the 7th edition of “Canadian Politics in the 21st Century” (2007).

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.

File consists of Whitaker’s CASIS 2002 Conference Paper ‘9/11 and the Canadian Security & Intelligence Community.’

File consists of Whitaker’s CASIS 2005 Conference Paper ‘Democracy and trust: The concerned citizen between the Scylla of secrecy and the Charybdis of manipulation.’

File consists of Whitaker’s CASIS 2007 Conference Paper ‘New wine into old bottles? Intelligence under stress, from the Cold War to the Global War on Terrorism.’

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.

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.