From Raju Mudhar of the Toronto Star:

• CBC’s new spy comedy has likeable cast, weak script
  The show starts off by doing something quite improbable — making Ottawa look cosmopolitan with gorgeous aerial shots of the downtown core (although, in a good bit of spy fakery, the series was mostly shot in Regina). Unfortunately things do not proceed as auspiciously from there, but there are some fun elements that can be built upon. Read more.

From Annette Bourdeau of TV Squad:

• Natalie Lisinska on ‘InSecurity’ and Revamping the Genre
  Ever notice that procedural dramas like ‘CSI’ can be, well, kinda goofy at times? The producers of the CBC show ‘InSecurity’ certainly did, and figured it was time to parody the hugely popular genre. The new half-hour action/comedy series follows a team of incompetent national security agents who somehow manage to gather intelligence and bust up bad guys in spite of their total lack of skills. Read more.

From Michael D. Reid of the Victoria Times Colonist:

• St. Michaels grad takes star turn in CBC spy series
  When Natalie Lisinska became a 15-year-old high jump champion during the B.C. Summer Games, she didn’t realize her next leap would trigger an acting career. Until she met the late Colin Skinner. Read more.

After Alex is captured by uranium smugglers, they bring in a torture specialist to get her to talk. The torture gets worse when Alex discovers that the torturer is someone from her past.