documents released through Freedom of Information indicate CSIS was spying on people who were acting in an entirely peaceful manner – such as those who met in a church basement to paint signs and even a First Nations basketball tournament.
The civil liberties association alleged that CSIS spied on community groups and First Nations opposed to the pipeline, and that CSIS then shared at least some of that information with the National Energy Board and the oil industry.
spying on legitimate environmental and community groups is unconstitutional
freedom-of-information requests have shown that CSIS shared some of its intelligence on environmental groups with “a whole flock” of oil companies. The event was held as CSIS headquarters with a lunch sponsored by Enbridge...
