"OTTAWA — The RCMP has labelled the 'anti-petroleum' movement as a growing and violent threat to Canada’s security, raising fears among environmentalists that they face increased surveillance, and possibly worse, under the Harper government’s new terrorism legislation.
In highly charged language that reflects the government’s hostility toward environmental activists, an RCMP intelligence assessment warns that foreign-funded groups are bent on blocking oil sands expansion and pipeline construction, and that the extremists in the movement are willing to resort to violence.
'There is a growing, highly organized and well-financed anti-Canada petroleum movement that consists of peaceful activists, militants and violent extremists who are opposed to society’s reliance on fossil fuels,' concludes the report which is stamped 'protected/Canadian eyes only' and is dated Jan. 24, 2014. The report was obtained by Greenpeace."
Shawn McCarthy reports for the Toronto Globe and Mail February 17 2015.
SEE ALSO:
"Ottawa To Tout Terror Bill at Obama Summit" (Toronto Globe and Mail)
"New Poll Finds Harper’s Anti-Terror Bill Is a Political Juggernaut" (Toronto Globe and Mail)
"Canadian Mounties' Secret Memo Casts Doubt on Climate Change Threat" (Guardian)
"9 Weirdest Things About This RCMP Intelligence Report on the 'Anti-Petroleum Movement'" (PressProgress)
Opinion: "A Close Eye on Security Makes Canadians Safer" (Toronto Globe and Mail)
"Caring About the Climate Is Not a Crime in Canada. Yet" (Greenpeace)
"LEAKED: Internal RCMP Document Names 'Violent Anti-Petroleum Extremists' Threat to Government and Industry" (DeSmog Canada)
"Mounties Claim Anti-Oil Activists Are a Threat To Canada" (Grist)
"The FBI Is Targeting Tar-Sands Activists. Should That Worry You?" (Grist)
"The FBI’s 'Visits' to Tar Sands and Keystone XL Activists" (Nonprofit Quarterly)
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