The Quiet Professional
The Quiet Professional, a part of Vigilant Media Inc., is a podcast that strives to educate listeners and inspire change through candid and critical exploration of topics centered around national security, intelligence, law enforcement, and justice. Find The Quiet Professional across all podcast platforms and on Instagram @TQP780 and X @TQP780.
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The National Police Federation is the sole certified bargaining agent for regular Members and reservists of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police below the rank of Inspector. The National Police Federation (NPF) was certified to represent ~20,000 RCMP Members serving across Canada and internationally in the summer of 2019. We are the largest police labour relations organization in Canada, the second largest in North America and the first independent national association to represent RCMP Members.
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The Canadian Historical Arms Society, founded in 1967, promotes the collection, preservation, and application of all categories of arms. CHAS owns the Genesee outdoor range southwest of Edmonton which is one of the best outdoor shooting facilities in the region. The club also hosts a number of shooting leagues and events at the range.
CHAS objectives are:
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To provide our members with a means to discuss historical artifacts and arms
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To further the knowledge of our members as to the history of arms and their restoration & maintenance
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To encourage the safe handling of and respect for arms.
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To promote recreational and social activities among the members of the society
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To promote public awareness of the historical value of arms.
Episodes
Episodes
Monday May 04, 2026
Monday May 04, 2026
Original Recording Date: 2026APR23.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
Views and opinions of the participants are their own.
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Guests:
Charles Noonan – Retired DEA operational and hazardous site supervisor. Worked undercover operations across Mexico, USA, Europe, and South America. Now Director of Training, Narcotics, with The SoRite Company.
Topics:
Illicit Drug Production - Disruption shockwaves change the game for everyone, criminals and cops alike.
Going on the Attack - From back alleys to foreign soil, the fight doesn’t stop at borders.
Interconnected Web - Public understanding, political will, coordinated action.
References & Resources:
Charles Noonan at SoRite Company: https://sorite.com/pages/about-us
Charles on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-noonan-42525842/
Charles' email: train_2_win@live.com
SoRite website: https://sorite.com/
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
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Original Recording Date: 2026APR16.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
Views and opinions of the participants are their own.
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Guests:
Michael Janz – Councillor at the City of Edmonton. Formerly a Trustee for the Edmonton Public School Board, and served as EPSB Board Chair, Vice-Chair and Vice President of the Alberta School Boards Association.
Topics:
The Realities of Security & Influence in Politics – What lingers beneath and the weaknesses in understanding threats.
The Slow Erosion of Trust Across Institutions – How to put this back together with community and shared purpose.
Technology in Modern Policing – Privacy, reality, and getting to where we need to be.
Public Safety Challenges Throughout Major Cities – Not isolated, but interconnected.
References & Resources:
Councillor Janz’s website and social media links: https://www.michaeljanz.ca/
Monday Apr 20, 2026
Monday Apr 20, 2026
Original Recording Date: 2026APR09.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
Views and opinions of the participants are their own.
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Guests:
Justine Hopkins – Co-founder with The Survivor Collective and Project Medusa. Justine is a journalist, writer, and advocate focused on human trafficking, with particular attention to emerging and lesser-known tactics in nightlife, digital spaces, and encrypted platforms. She works to translate complex threats into practical, actionable knowledge for communities and decision-makers.
Topics:
Descent into the Underworld – Justine’s entry point into the hidden machinery of human trafficking, where illusion and control blur into survival.
Rebranded Exploitation – How dating coaches, social media, and sexual tourism disguise and normalize coercion, repackaging harm as lifestyle.
The Algorithm of Control – AI as a force multiplier: precision targeting, reality distortion, and the silent expansion of coercive power in digital shadows.
Crime Is an Equal Opportunity Employer – a system where both men and women participate. There is no single face of guilt.
References & Resources:
Survivor Collective website: https://thesurvivorcollective.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesurvivorcollective/
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/the-survivor-collective
Project Medusa website: https://projectmedusa.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team.project.medusa/
Justine Hopkins:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinehopkins__/
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/justine-hopkins-72a0b53b0
Monday Apr 13, 2026
Monday Apr 13, 2026
Original Recording Date: 2026APR08.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
Views and opinions of the participants are their own.
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Guests:
Mike Elliott – Councillor with the City of Edmonton, Retired Staff Sergeant with the Edmonton Police Service, and former pilot and officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Topics:
The Deciding Factors — A move from police to politics: what this has meant, and what it might lead to.
Balancing Roles / Choosing a Lane – Are you the police guy? Identity, advice, and relationships old and new.
Security for Council — From education to physical safety and the realities of foreign interference.
References & Resources:
Councillor Elliott’s website: https://www.mikeelliott.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeelliottyeg/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Elliott/61579652390562/
X: https://x.com/AFPAElliott
Monday Apr 06, 2026
Monday Apr 06, 2026
Original Recording Date: 2026MAR23.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
Views and opinions of the participants are their own.
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Guests:
Qiuana Williams - Director for the documentary and her son, Shawn Reynolds, was a victim of gun violence.
Cornelius Wills - Cornelius, an inactive member of the Bounty Hunter Bloods, who shares his journey from gang violence to becoming a community advocate.
Tim Pearce - Tim is a former LAPD gang officer who dedicated his career to patrolling high-risk areas such as Watts.
Topics:
The Story Behind the Story — How individual lives ripple outward, leaving marks on families, neighborhoods, and entire communities.
Impact Beyond Borders — When the story can’t be contained, echoing across cities, countries, and shared human experience.
Colliding Narratives — Black and white. Law and lawless. Cop and criminal.
Truth vs. Portrayal — The uncomfortable reality: what we’ve been shown isn’t the full picture. The real story lives in the spaces that movies and media rarely capture.
References & Resources:
The WATTS documentary website: https://nothingtoseeheremovie.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingtoseehere_watts
Tim's links:
Accuracy Under Fire (A.U.Fire) website: https://www.aufire.com/
Tim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timpearceaufire/
Qiuana's links:
Sanctum (non-profit) on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanctum_impact/
Qiuana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qiuana-williams-3056711a/
Cornelius on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wah_one_ooo/