Secret Service: Political Policing in Canada From the Fenians to Fortress America

Reg Whitaker; Gregory S. Kealey; Andrew Parnaby

Published by University of Toronto Press 2012

Secret Service

Political Policing in Canada From the Fenians to Fortress America

Reg Whitaker , Gregory S. Kealey and Andrew Parnaby

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442662377

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About this book

Secret Service highlights the many tensions that arise when undercover police and their covert methods are deployed too freely in a liberal democratic society. It will prove invaluable to readers attuned to contemporary debates about policing, national security, and civil rights in a post-9/11 world.

Author / Editor information

Whitaker Reg :

Reginald Whitaker is a professor of Political Science, York University.Kealey Gregory S. :

Gregory S. Kealey is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick. He is the editor of University of Toronto Press’s Canadian Social History Series and former president of the Canadian Historical Association and the Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Parnaby Andrew :

Andrew Parnaby is an assistant professor in the Department of History at Cape Breton University.

Reviews

Curtis Robinson:

‘Secret Service provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Canada’s capabilities and objectives in political policing… The information is presented in a refreshingly jargon-free manner.’

Jeremy Buddenhagen:
‘This is a must read for anyone interested in intelligence in Canada… It is also a very important study for those interested in how the boundaries of race, class, gender, and difference were coercively enforced by a secret state within the state.’

Kent Roach:
‘This book, rich in both detail and analysis, is the definitive source on political policing in Canada. It should be of interest to all those interested in Canadian history as well as to specialists in the history of policing and intelligence.’

Jez Littlewood:

‘An excellent history… Deeply scholarly yet refreshing unacademic in its tone and temper, the text bridges with considerable skill the requirements of rigorous, measured analysis of a wide variety of sources that is inherent in good history… The book deserves to be widely read.’

Dennis Molinaro:
‘Secret Service provides an excellent overview of how Canada’s security service engaged in the political policing of its citizens over the course of Canadian History… It serves as one of the most complete studies ever produced on the topic.’

Wesley Wark, Department of History, University of Toronto:
‘This premier, authoritative guide to Canadian security intelligence from the 1860s to 2010 attains a rare degree of excellence in scholarship. Representing the fruit of decades of research, Secret Service brings a wealth of material together for the first time and demonstrates the authors' impressive collective grasp of the history of Canadian security intelligence. Among this book's undoubted highlights are the best-ever treatments to appear of the Air India disaster, the RCMP's role in the Quebec crisis, and the Mackenzie and McDonald Commissions; as well as its analysis Canadian security practices after 9/11. Secret Service will stand as a reference source of inestimable value for years to come.’

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Political Policing in Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One: Origins
1 The Empire Strikes Back Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2 ‘You Drive Us Hindus out of Canada and We Will Drive Every White Man out of India!’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
3 A War on Two Fronts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Part Two: Survival and Revival
4 The RCMP, the Communist Party, and the Consolidation of Canada’s Cold War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
5 ‘Redder Than Ever’: Political Policing during the Great Depression Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
6 Keep the Home Fires Burning, 1939–45 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Part Three: Cold War Canada
7 The Ice Age: Mounties on the Cold War Front Line, 1945–69 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
8 The Coyote, the Roadrunner, and the Reds under the Bed: Communist Espionage and Subversion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
Part Four: Separatists, Scandals, and Reform
9 National Unity, National Security: The Quebec Conundrum, 1960–84 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
10 ‘I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find That Gambling Is Going on in Here!’: The Creation of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	324
11 Old Wine into New Bottles: CSIS, 1984–2001 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
Part Five: After the Twin Towers
12 After the Deluge: In the Shadow of the Twin Towers, 2001–11 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	431
13 No More Mr Nice Spy: CSIS and the Dark Side of the War on Terror Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	468
Conclusion: Policing Canadian Democracy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	521
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	545
A Note on Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	665
Illustration Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	670
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	671

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 720
Illustrations
- Other: 25 illustrations

eBook

Published: September 14, 2012
ISBN: 9781442662377