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Chiefs of Ontario Calls on Government to Strike a Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Systemic Spying on First Nations Chiefs of Ontario Calls on Government to Strike a Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Systemic Spying on First Nations March 26th, 2026|Categories: Communications, Justice, Political (Toronto, Ont. \u2013 March 26, 2026) Chiefs of Ontario is demanding an apology and federal action on widespread spying on First Nations by police and security forces in Canada. An CBC Indigenous article said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police spent decades spying on First Nations leaders and organizations whose only crime was advocating for their inherent rights and sovereignty. Chiefs of Ontario is calling for an impartial, First-Nations led federal inquiry into state-sponsored spying on First Nations groups to understand why the policy was implemented, which… <\/p>\n

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Chiefs of Ontario Calls on Government to Strike a Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Systemic Spying on First Nations Chiefs of Ontario Calls on Government to Strike a Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Systemic Spying on First Nations March 26th, 2026|Categories: Communications, Justice, Political (Toronto, Ont. \u2013 March 26, 2026) Chiefs of Ontario is demanding an apology and federal action on widespread spying on First Nations by police and security forces in Canada. An CBC Indigenous article said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police spent decades spying on First Nations leaders and organizations whose only crime was advocating for their inherent rights and sovereignty. Chiefs of Ontario is calling for an impartial, First-Nations led federal inquiry into state-sponsored spying on First Nations groups to understand why the policy was implemented, which... <\/p>\n

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