An ex-spy lifts the lid on life in the secret service
A Globe and Mail and Toronto Star bestseller!
Andrew
Kirsch didn’t grow up watching spy movies, or dreaming about being a
real-life James Bond. He was hardly aware that Canada even had its own
intelligence service—let alone knew what its officers did. But when a
terrorist attack occurred near the office of his financial services job,
all of a sudden fighting terrorism meant a lot more to him than the
markets. Within 18 months he had landed a job with the Canadian Security
Intelligence Service (CSIS)—where he spent the next decade of his life.
In I Was Never Here,
Kirsch (now an in-demand security consultant) spills the secrets of
what life as an intelligence officer is really like, and dispels a few
myths along the way. With humour, honesty, and candour, Kirsch shares
his on-the-ground experience (or as much of it as he’s allowed to) of
becoming a member of CSIS: from his vetting and training, to his initial
desk job as a policy analyst, to his rise up the ranks to leading
covert special operations missions. If you’ve ever wondered whether
spies can have real dating lives, how they handle family
responsibilities, or how they come up with cover stories or aliases,
you’re in luck.
From the time he tried to get the code names
“Burgundy” and “Anchorman” assigned to human sources (with no luck), to
the night a covert operation was almost thwarted by a flyer delivery
man, Kirsch takes you behind the scenes with an authentic view of
Canada’s spy agency, and the intricate intelligence-sharing apparatus
that works day and night to keep us safe. I Was Never Here is also a testament to one man’s drive to serve his country, and the sacrifices, big and small, that he made along the way.
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Andrew Kirsch Speaks at a NATO Association of Canada Event
On May 9, the NATO Association of Canada hosted Andrew Kirsch at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto. Kirsch, a former Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) intelligence officer and the founder and president of the Kirsch Group, spoke about his book, I Was Never Here: My True Canadian Spy Story of Coffees, Code Names and Covert Operations in the Age of Terrorism (2022), and national security.
Through a series of anecdotes, Kirsch related his years years working at CSIS in different roles. He also illuminated CSIS’ purpose and functions, as well as shared insights on an organization known for its secrecy.
“Listening to Andrew talk about CSIS made the organization real and put a human face to the institution,” observed Robert Baines, president and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada.
The event stressed CSIS’ contribution to Canada’s national security and its role in combatting a host of threats.
In so doing, the evening furthered the NATO Association of Canada’s mission of raising the Canadian public’s awareness of the rules-based international order and security and security-related issues.
Kirsch shares this goal. After the event, he commented by email: “As I said in my presentation, whatever safety we enjoy as a country is not an accident and is not guaranteed to continue. I think it’s important more people know about organizations such as NATO and CSIS that do what they can to keep us safe!”
The NATO Association of Canada regularly publishes commentaries on, and hosts in-person and virtual discussions about, global affairs and security-related issues. The NATO Association of Canada’s homepage features the latest publications. And for future events, please visit the “Upcoming Events” page and follow us on Twitter.
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