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RCMP officer asks Trudeau to look into secret spying allegations

Sgt. Peter Merrifield was told by a veteran officer that he was a target in an RCMP investigation that may also have spied on journalists and lawyers

Paul Calandra calls Glenn Greenwald a porn spy

The PM’s parliamentary secretary defends a Canadian spy agency

Good news, bad news

This week: Cuban travels, a bump for Quebec separatism, and an Ocean’s 11-esque heist in Holland

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RCMP kept watch on French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre

The RCMP kept a close watch on Jean-Paul Sartre, the French essayist and playwright known for his ruminations on existentialism, as part of its effort to identify and keep tabs on left-leaning subversives during the Cold War.

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RCMP spied on Bob Rae at university

The Liberal leader attracted attention for his work as a student councilor and activist at University of Toronto