ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaSpying on Indigenous activists8 hours ago|Duration 2:528 hours agoNewsDuration 2:52Indigenous activists have for decades accepted that surveillance by the state is the price to pay for asserting their sovereignty. In fact, newly declassified records confirm that for at least a decade beginning in 1988, Canada’s spy agency subjected Indigenous people to a series of “Native extremism” investigations – a countrywide surveillance program that became more intrusive and broad as it evolved. Here’s how it happened.Related Stories How investigating Indigenous activists became a CSIS priority for at least a decade With Bill C-2’s fate uncertain, spy agency argues its ability to do its job ‘eroding’ Auditor general’s findings no surprise to London-area Indigenous leaders Auditor general blasts Indigenous Services Canada for failing to improve essential programs Newcomers like myself don’t know the land’s real history. I set out to change thatMore from NewsVideo1:14Finance minister says Canadians expect MPs to ‘meet the moment’ after budget clears key votePolitics News 12 minutes agoVideo3:46How much social pressure is needed to derail a government project?CBC News: Nova Scotia at 6:00 30 minutes agoVideo0:34Man fatally stabbed in Bayshore area31 minutes agoVideo1:20Why this Himalayan town in India is sinking22 minutes agoVideo2:07Republican governor criticizes Trump’s stance on Canada while in St. John’s1 hour agoTrending NowVideo1:10Carney, Poilievre square off in question period ahead of final budget votePolitics News November 17Video0:57Justin x Katy: ‘Is that really real?’CBC News October 30Video3:01Crowd has mixed reaction as Carney makes appearance before 112th Grey CupNovember 16Video0:27Carney’s budget passes crucial confidence vote, averting December electionPolitics News November 18Video2:11‘I shouldn’t be spending this much money on food’CBC News November 14
Spying on Indigenous activists
