Closely Observed: How a Victorian Romance, a Corgi, and a Sesame Ice Cream Blew the Fuse on Canada's National Security

Jake Fidellius is a prolific queer British author and composer living a quiet, distinctly orderly life in the snowy Distillery District of Toronto. His days consist of worrying about the consistency of his instant porridge, drinking expensive espresso at local haunts, and looking after Carruthers, his partially deaf rescue corgi. He has absolutely no desire to disrupt public order.

The Canadian national security apparatus, however, has other plans.

Following a malicious, anonymous tip-off fro...