MONTREAL - A group of Montreal activists is denouncing the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for creating a climate of fear and suspicion within their organizations.
The People's Commission, which claims the support of 70 unions and advocacy groups, says CSIS agents use intimidation tactics to pit activists against one another.
Dolores Chew, who works with a South Asian Women's organization in Montreal, says many members have been visited by agents at their homes.
She says new female immigrants are already vulnerable and CSIS tries to take advantage of them.
The People's Commission is calling on activists to avoid talking or listening to CSIS agents if ever they are approached.
The group says the spy agency has recently ramped up efforts against anti-capitalists, First Nations and student groups.
Original Article The People's Commission, which claims the support of 70 unions and advocacy groups, says CSIS agents use intimidation tactics to pit activists against one another.
Dolores Chew, who works with a South Asian Women's organization in Montreal, says many members have been visited by agents at their homes.
She says new female immigrants are already vulnerable and CSIS tries to take advantage of them.
The People's Commission is calling on activists to avoid talking or listening to CSIS agents if ever they are approached.
The group says the spy agency has recently ramped up efforts against anti-capitalists, First Nations and student groups.
Source: winnipeg free press
Author: The Canadian Press
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