Why an ex-national chief wants to sue Canada over its secret Indigenous spying program
· CBC.ca
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- • Ovide Mercredi plans to sue the federal government over its secret Indigenous spying program.
- • The program, known as "Native extremism program," was part of the RCMP's surveillance of Indigenous leaders.
- • Mercredi was a prominent leader in the Assembly of First Nations in the 1990s, not a terrorist.
Source Summary
Ovide Mercredi says he intends to sue the federal government over its surveillance of Indigenous leaders. It's the latest response to a CBC News investigation into the RCMP's “Native extremism program" in the 1970s. But as the former Assembly of First Nations leader now learns, the spying didn't stop there.
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