This is totally bizarre -- Rita MacNeil?!? Seriously, in the time of the FLQ and the Weathermen the RCMP spies on her! Makes you wonder if CSIS is better at picking targets now? (And there are some legitimate targets out there).
RCMP spied on Rita MacNeil; Feminist singer of 'women's lib songs,' among
dozens under scrutiny in early '70s
Jim Bronskill
The Toronto Star, Aug. 5, 2008
RCMP spies infiltrated the women's movement in the early 1970s, monitoring
marches and rallies to keep an eye on feminists including Rita MacNeil, who
would become a much-admired Maritime songstress.
An undercover source reporting on a March 1972 gathering of women's
liberation groups in Winnipeg compiled biographical sketches of several
delegates, noting MacNeil was in attendance from the Toronto Women's Caucus.
"She's the one who composes and sings women's lib songs," says the RCMP
memo, portions of which remain secret.
MacNeil, who lent her musical talents to the feminist cause before turning
to music full-time, was among dozens of women from across the country who
came under Mountie scrutiny, new research reveals.
Full story here:
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/472240
1 comment:
goodness! It's hard to imagine that was only 35 years ago!Imagine if woman viewed a conference where men were gathered together as a threat and spied on them????
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