CSIS, Oil, and the Pipeline Protestors (Premium)

About this episode

Rhys and Jesse discuss CSIS's alleged surveillance of Indigenous and environmental activists protesting the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.

In this special friends–only episode of Canada Is Boring , Rhys and Jesse dig into the story of how CSIS, Canada’s spy agency, allegedly spied on Indigenous and environmental activists protesting the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, and then shared that information with oil companies and the National Energy Board. They walk through the BCCLA’s decade‑long legal battle, heavily redacted court documents, and the cozy hospitality events between petroleum companies and Canada’s intelligence service. Along the way, they wrestle with the line between “national security” and corporate protection, and, of course, veer off into compost toilets, subway etiquette, and renting excavators. Made possible by our wonderful special friends who support the show. For premium content, socials, merch, to leave a voicemail or message us go to canadaisboring.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters

Topics covered

• CSIS
• Indigenous activism
• environmental protests
• oil companies
• national security
• corporate protection

Keywords

• CSIS
• pipeline protests
• Indigenous activists
• oil companies
• national security
• BCCLA
• legal battle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CSIS, Enbridge Northern Gateway, BCCLA, National Energy Board

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