James Darren Bains son, idealistic young man, University Graduate, Peace Officer Canadian government sanctioned Assassin. Chance meetings with highly skilled and motivated people; direct a young man into a world of deception and pain. The Quiet Canadians is a fictional look into Canada's involvement in covert or clandestine activities. It presents a view of how such men are recruited into this profession and trained. It delves into how the men justify their activities to themselves, and how the government does likewise. It also portrays the child that becomes the operative. A series of chance meetings and, to an extent, fate, steers a child toward a lifestyle in a necessary, yet unacknowledged professional segment of society.