Media availability - Conference Board of Canada available to comment the terrorist attacks in Paris and violent extremism

OTTAWA, Nov. 16, 2015 /CNW/ - Satyamoorthy Kabilan, Director, National Security and Strategic Foresight, The Conference Board of Canada, is available to comment on  the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday.

Dr. Kabilan leads the Conference Board's National Security and Public Safety team and strategic foresight practice and has authored a number of reports and commentaries on the topic of radicalization, combating homegrown violent extremism, and the use of social media by terrorist organizations. He is available to share insights on:

• Causes of radicalization;
• The type of attack that hit Paris;
• Potential impact on the new Government's policies in Syria and Risks from Refugee Migration; and
• Continuing security requirements in Canada.

SOURCE Conference Board of Canada

Yvonne Squires, Media Relations, The Conference Board of Canada, Tel.: [phone] ext. 221, E-mail: [email protected] or Juline Ranger, Associate Director of Communications, The Conference Board of Canada, Tel.: [phone] ext. 431, E-mail: [email protected]