'This isn't about national security': Civil liberties group publishes CSIS reports related to alleged spying

By Jim Bronskill · The Canadian Press ·

Documents had been held under a confidentiality order by the security review body

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Protestors on Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver in 2012 show their opposition to the Northern Gateway Pipeline and the use of oil tankers in local waters. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has released thousands of heavily redacted documents by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service in regards to allegations the agency had spied on peaceful protesters.

The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has released thousands of heavily redacted documents by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) in regards to allegations the agency had spied on peaceful protesters of the now-defunct Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project.

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