{"podcast":{"title":"American Thought Leaders","slug":"american-thought-leaders-1056274","podcast_index_feed_id":1056274,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/american-thought-leaders/","website_url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ab93518e-950a-4751-832e-480566fa5ad9/49nazhCbYD-76srv2uuWdJ8Z.jpg","author":"The Epoch Times","episode_count":200,"summary":"At a time when our nation is portrayed as increasingly polarized, media often ignore viewpoints and stories that are worthy of attention. American Thought Leaders, hosted by The Epoch Times Senior Editor Jan Jekielek, features in-depth discussions with some of America’s most influential thought leaders on pertinent issues facing our nation today.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T20:19:59.941877+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-thought-leaders-1056274"},"episode":{"title":"Is Canada Becoming the CCP’s Backdoor into America? | Former Canadian Intel Analyst Scott McGregor","slug":"is-canada-becoming-the-ccp-s-backdoor-into-america-former-canadian-intel-analyst-scott-mcgregor","published_at":"2026-05-29T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-thought-leaders-1056274/is-canada-becoming-the-ccp-s-backdoor-into-america-former-canadian-intel-analyst-scott-mcgregor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-thought-leaders-1056274","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a6c841dd-881f-45ae-b5f3-a50d3f5ce2c6.mp3","summary":"Could communist Chinese infiltration of Canada become an existential threat to American security—or is it already one? Scott McGregor has spent decades in the Canadian military and Canadian intelligence studying the threat that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses to Canada and North America more broadly. He has known about the CCP’s infiltration of Canada for many years and briefed major intelligence agencies in both Canada and the United States about it. According to McGregor, the strategic partnership between Canada and China is extremely detrimental to Canada’s interests—and also poses a major security threat to America. McGregor, who is the co-author of the book “The Mosaic Effect,” told me the partnership “came as quite a shock. ... This strategic alliance ... cuts the legs out of the people that have been trying to bring awareness to the threat of China to Canada and North America.” U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments last year about Canada becoming America’s 51st state alienated many Canadians to such a degree that they are eager to distance themselves from America. But McGregor says the reality is that Canada very much depends on the United States. It’s by far Canada’s most important trading partner and an indispensable military partner. “Canada relies on the United States as a partner in logistics support, especially militarily. When I deployed, we had Canadians that were saved because Americans had helicopters that could operate in regions that we just couldn’t. We didn’t have the capability. The same goes for weaponry,” he says. Without American military support, McGregor warns, “We are left on our own. ... Canada needs the United States.” But do Canadians want to hear such warnings? Do Canadians perhaps tend to overestimate their country’s military s…","meta_description":"Could communist Chinese infiltration of Canada become an existential threat to American security—or is it already one? Scott McGregor has spent decades in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1715,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-thought-leaders-1056274/episodes/is-canada-becoming-the-ccp-s-backdoor-into-america-former-canadian-intel-analyst-scott-mcgregor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-thought-leaders-1056274/is-canada-becoming-the-ccp-s-backdoor-into-america-former-canadian-intel-analyst-scott-mcgregor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}