Why an ex-national chief wants to sue Canada over its secret Indigenous spying program
25-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Why an ex-national chief wants to sue Canada over its secret Indigenous spying program

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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