The RCMP's commissioner says he expresses sincere regret for an extensive spying program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people. It's the first time Mike Duheme acknowledged reporting by CBC Indigenous concerning RCMP surveillance activities dating back to the late 1960s against Indigenous leaders and organizations. Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak calls the RCMP surveillance program on Indigenous people shocking and unacceptable. The Indigenous surveillance program was scaled back in 1978 to focus on foreign involvement in the Indigenous rights movement, according to documents. NDP public safety critic Jenny Kwan is pushing for public hearings into the RCMP program and the release of all remaining files related to spying on Indigenous people.

Source: CBC News March 26, 2026 20:33 UTC