Whose police? RCMP unit acts as a private security force, critics say - The Fifth Estate

A controversial RCMP unit in B.C. acts as a de facto private security force for resource companies, and not for public safety, according to critics and many Indigenous communities. The Fifth Estate’s Steven D'Souza uncovers leaked documents that show how industry leaders influenced RCMP bosses who are part of the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG).
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original broadcast
November 3, 2023

[@purpleidea]

Why are the police allowed to remove their ID numbers and name badges? Why isn't that a federal crime? And why didn't the reporter ask that question of the police chief?

[@Rachelshmachel63]

THANK YOU 🙏 no kidding uh we living in a police state now ?

[@2012WWEVSTNA]

What is a badge number

[@stevenloewen8875]

The same thing happened in Ottawa a couple of years ago.

[@calvinabbott6920]

RCMP are a Roths Childs Military Police an Occupational Force of Israel.

[@ejd7881]

because CBC is part of the government

[@chenolan1]

I have experienced the RCMP violence while protecting Indigenous lands. The violence is systematic and intentional. I can’t imagine what that officer who left experienced behind closed doors when the RCMP “inquired” into his allegations. And cops wonder why people hate them.

[@phenixevelyphd2149]

The RCMP has always been used to protect economic & political interests of the state and rich friends of politicians.

[@trudeauhasgottogo2725]

As the CIA & FBI is also

[@obtuseangler768]

​@@trudeauhasgottogo2725wrong side of 49° pal

[@catherineincanada1874]

that may be true@@obtuseangler768, however I suspect what he's saying is that govt's, intelligence agencies, police & private corporations everywhere, in most countries across the world, are doing exact same thing - it's not something that We the People can dismiss, whether we're Canadian, American, Australian, African, Central or South American, Indigenous or Aboriginal People. People's inherent value as sovereign human beings must be upheld over private monied interests of gov't, global elites & corporations.

[@calvinabbott6920]

Trained by Mossad a Rothschilds Banker Property.

[@DylanJones94]

Corporations deserve to have their property rights protected as much as individuals do. Without property rights and rule of law this country would descend into anarchy and our economy would go down the drain. Not having an economy hurts everyone in the country including these protesters.

[@snakeplissken571]

And the rcmp can't figure out why more and more communities want them replaced.

[@davidluu4719]

I'd love to see Alberta's Provincial Police become a thing again.

[@shelleywinters2582]

Amen !!

[@huhujojo1968]

The RCMP is the most corrupt of all government institutions'.

[@randyhill5901]

Between this and the trucker convoy, it is no wonder that people want the R.C.M.P. disbanded...

[@squatch545]

The RCMP did nothing for weeks at the trucker convoy. Most of them supported the freedumb blockades.

[@matthewschiebout7384]

@@squatch545why do you think the convoy was dumb?

[@squatch545]

@@matthewschiebout7384 Yes, extremely dumb.

[@prairiegirl1966]

Is everyone losing their minds??!! My dad was an RCMP member for 30 years. He would never let me or my brother follow in his footsteps.

[@Timetravel755]

Same but never got into it

[@MissVangroover]

Ditto. My late Dad's words, "No son of mine is going to serve/work for the RCMP!"

[@Guillaume548]

I would be interested in the reasons why as I'm currently considering working in that field, I understand it's controversial in theses remote spaces but what about policing in general in cities and small towns

[@MissVangroover]

@@Guillaume548 Go with a city, muicipal, or provincial police. Not the RCMP.

[@Fuzzy-_-Logic]

@@Guillaume548 You need to chose a side kid. The worse things get the greater the divide will be between enforcers and the people. Pick a side before making a decision. Don't expect any mercy if you smell like bacon when it comes falling apart.

[@ThomasMullaly-do9lz]

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.”

[@I.D.s-illegal-world-wide]

The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. Chief Seattle

[@FatRescueSwimmer04]

Nah we'll just move to a new planet like we did last time, sucks though bc we gotta restart from scratch each time!

[@tedmuir3267]

Foreign investors are in control of destroying the lands

[@emileyford2300]

These aren’t the real chiefs or the whole story. Do your research.

[@ronstewart4545]

When special units are created within a police force, their only purpose is to impose the will of the powers that be despite the law. The main feature is lack of oversight or control.

[@greyskullmcbeef4901]

Can't wait for Saskatchewan's newly proposed Marshall Service

[@Rachelshmachel63]

@@greyskullmcbeef4901 lovely … didn’t know this was happening but not surprised either

[@freddykruger1086]

Toronto just annouced nearly 20 millions for another unbadged units to "fight auto theft" which only need more patrol in the street..

[@Rachelshmachel63]

@@freddykruger1086 yea ( here we come America!

[@Rachelshmachel63]

@@freddykruger1086 yet not enough money for health care , education, housing etc , but city police budgets balloon 🎈 year after year

[@randywright1922]

This why civilian oversight is an absolute must

[@rss3889]

What F do Civilians know about policing? Civilian Oversight “ The officer didn’t shoot the bad guy in the leg and/or shoot the knife/gun out of bad guy’s hand. Therefore the officer was in the wrong. “During the active shooter situation. The officer didn’t try to deescalate while the shooter was shooting people” officer was in the wrong. “ We need unarmed Social Workers to deal with all Mental Heath Calls….” That’s civilian oversight in a nut shell

[@PapaEnoch052]

Not when the civilian politicians are in on it.

[@mantistobogganmd6580]

Or Civilian Firearms ownership. Could you imagine how much more heavy handed the RCMP would be if Canadians were fully disarmed?

[@michinwaygook3684]

@@mantistobogganmd6580 Firearms wouldn't change a thing. Americans are some of the most heavily armed civilians in the world and their police are even more heavy handed than our police. In fact some of their police enjoy the thrill of a shooting an armed civilian.

[@brettjohnson4321]

There is civilian oversight it's just made up of ex cops that are "civilians" now

[@TurningTidesTarot]

i have seen the brutality first hand. this is just scratching the surface, but im glad its being exposed because the RCMPs actions in these spaces are truly deplorable.

[@tonycrillis1740]

Most of Canada's police don't do there jobs properly it's disturbing

[@123brendan100]

It's a rare site to see police doing their jobs keep up the good work for once!

[@tonycrillis1740]

@@123brendan100 yes I was shocked to see what I didn't think was possible but it's rare to see

[@squatch545]

@@tonycrillis1740 On the contrary, the police do their jobs properly. And that's the problem.

[@dancingdark4527]

Very interesting to know the RCMP is no different than the Gestapo.

[@mantistobogganmd6580]

The Gestapo had more stringent physical fitness standards, as is seen by the RCMP’s mouth piece who was being interviewed.

[@obtuseangler768]

Different? Adolf was fascinated by our treatment of the first nations. Go read Duncan Campbell Scott from 1910, talking about the final solution and maybe next time you'd say the Gestapo sure looks like the RCMP. Our pigs have been doing this generations before WW1, where have you been?😊

[@Central..stacksz]

And the stasi

[@DutchVai]

@@mantistobogganmd6580 Chief Wiggum at his finest.

[@jasonnolan394]

Just remember... this all happened under Trudeau. So much for reconciliation. So much for a just society.

[@PenName-jh5lt]

Because Polivere (or Singh for that matter) would have done differently? *headscratches* 🧐

[@PapaEnoch052]

Remember he stated that he admires Mao and Xi.

[@momnboyz78]

@@PapaEnoch052 Also recently honored a notsee.

[@PapaEnoch052]

@@momnboyz78 yep !

[@trudeauhasgottogo2725]

Castro not Trudeau 😂

[@NotTheEx]

Nothing new under the sun. Money is power, so the poor are powerless. Nothing new under the sun.

[@alienpix]

Is this stated as an observation or a direction?

[@LLandS18]

Yeah the old defeatist attitude. You live in a democracy. Get out and vote for people who are going to do for you. Because back in the day when over 80% of Canadian showed up to vote. We had a government that worked for the people. But now and that we have a little bit around 50% showing up all the sudden it doesn't work for the people. Because you know who shows up in both rich people. You know who shows up and votes or people. You know who doesn't show up and vote poor people. In this country. It is very easy to vote. This is not like the states where it's hard to vote. Voting is made as easily as possible. You can vote for over a month before the election. You didn't just go to your elections office and cast a vote. Or you can wait for the 2 weeks before election day and go prevose. Or you can vote by mail. And if you need to register to be a voter, you can do so online. So there's no excuse. None zero nada to not get out and vote. Yet. 50% of Canadians failed to do so. And you when you go to the lower economics people that number can be as high as 80% in some places. So of course the government is only interested in working for the people who wrote. The old rich and white. So don't complain about the way democracy is being run when a little bit over 40% of people don't partake in voting.

[@NotTheEx]

@@alienpix You decide, makes no difference to me. Nothing new in that, either.

[@mikegyver3193]

Why are the corporations not apart of this country? This is about selling off Canada. 😡

[@DEEPENFRIENDSHIP]

Why have American NGOs and billionaires spent millions funding these protests?

[@brianconnolly5649]

It's been happening for a long time

[@brianmurray8247]

It's happening everywhere .

[@12time12]

Do you know how many Canadian mining corps run mines in the US? It’s part of NAFTA. US corps are better at oil and gas, Canada is better at mining. What’s the problem?

[@mikegyver3193]

@@12time12 you seem to be missing the Muslims and Asians with a total different religion feeling seats in the house of commons. Trudeau is a muslim.

[@GratefulOutlook]

Greed and selfishness is the root cause of 99% of the problems we face today. If we don't smarten up, it's going to take us all down. Not my opinion just fact. Is what it is.

[@DEEPENFRIENDSHIP]

American billionaires and corporations funding this protest,see for yourself.

[@faustinotuccia3076]

Waiting for you to give up your cars, roads, home, heating, pipe line for energy, running water, cell phone, TV, toilet paper, all your plastic goods, forged metal items, clothing, fridge, imported food......list can keep going on.

[@mashpotato832]

I agree, these greedy people unwilling to share their land for the betterment of Canada

[@chaeclark8118]

what does any of that have to do with greed? i think you missed the point@@faustinotuccia3076

[@sharonsabsolutefavtunes7021]

@@faustinotuccia3076 While you squat on the land of the Indigenous. Who exactly has helped to subjugate and exterminate the Indigenous. Harm their children and tear apart their families. Know the facts before you talk. Human Rights Violations have occurred all throughout contact. Human Rights Violations are still occurring. Learn about it!!!

[@sharonsabsolutefavtunes7021]

The whole process is corrupt - from the very beginning. The Title holders, the Wet'suwet'en traditional territory holders were the only people who could have granted free, prior and informed consent. This did not happen. People who had no connection to the territory signed instead. People who had no authority or jurisdiction over traditional territory signed instead. It is the equivalent of selling your neighbors house. Corruption and theft in open view.

[@__-vu8io]

The voted in chiefs voted for it, which are not the water keepers, who are more of a ceremonial inherited role. I'd be like being fine with the King telling the PM how to run the country...not to mention some water keeper positions uspered.

[@mthz333]

Yet quickly to laugh at russia...

[@tom0photographi]

Exactly, the indigenous groups that signed will make a lot of money and get many people jobs

[@aiko2d730]

@@tom0photographiI drove by the bc pipeline and no one is working on it. It ruined the land, and will never be done. Go look at it, it was a major waste of money! It’s actually causing more harm then goof. It’s destroying the land and causing MASSSSIVE DEBT, it’s in the billions.

[@sharonsabsolutefavtunes7021]

@tom0photographi At what point do you get that the "Indigenous groups that signed" did not have authority or jurisdiction to sign on behalf of the Hereditary Chiefs and their wilps. The Hereditary Chiefs and their wilps are the ones who have that AUTHORITY and JURISTICTION to sign on THEIR OWN LANDS. The Federal government run Band Offices do not have that jurisdiction or authority. The Federal government run Band Offices authority and jurisdiction remains within the Reserve land Boundaries. This authority and jurisdiction does not jump over this boundary!!! Them signing is the equivalent of you selling your neighbors house. What part of that don't you get?!!! It is flat out FRAUD and CORRUPTION in PLAIN VIEW. GET THAT?!!!

[@fauna3989]

Arrested on their own land for just living a life that respects the planet.

[@__-vu8io]

Well some of them are actually from there, but no it is not their land, it'd be like breaking into city hall and being offended you were being arrested because it's "my land".

[@howlinwulf]

​@@__-vu8iowhise land is it?

[@emileyford2300]

These aren’t the real chiefs or the whole story. Do your research.

[@GYMTHERAPYSILIMUKA]

Thank you so much for opening the chat room here. We love this channel, but for so long chat was not available

[@CatBrash]

Ìts things like this is why we're not allowed to see our news on social media. If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention

[@silentstorm658]

this is ridiculous and rcmp need to be stopped people need to stand together and take back our land and country from tyranny

[@mantistobogganmd6580]

Letting the liberal party outlaw & confiscate certain patterns of rifle from civilian ownership in Canada will only allow for more tyranny.

[@Shadow-sm8hs]

People need to obey the law. Everyone signed off on this, these are paid protestors that were breaking the law.

[@Mike-e8b1g]

Disband the RCMP

[@anitamontgomery9749]

I didn’t see the rcmp treating the Ottawa trucker protestors with the same intensity as the fairy creek ‘protestors’

[@stephaneparadis3696]

🎯✊

[@johnqpublic407]

That's because, for the most part, it wasn't them. Those were not Canadians.

[@johnathonhuson8734]

Might be because it was UN goons that came down on us, not RCMP. No badges no numbers just army fatigues and guns. None of it is right, and I hope you’re not advocating for equal treatment just because you support one cause and not the other.

[@Bergamot88]

It was Nato troops

[@oceanbreathyogawellness4487]

fewer cameras present...far more powerful companies

[@tessremoc576]

This is shameful and no members of any police agency should participate in such horrible actions.

[@Heidi_137]

Military policing, not much different than terrorists

[@-suphur]

When you have people that are more interested in following orders and their paycheques, this is what happens. Police are just smart enough to follow orders and dumb enough to follow through with them.

[@user-kh6ov8dp6v]

This a minority of band members

[@Maxdekriek]

Absolutely disgraceful and disgusting. What is Canada becoming?😪😪

[@mantistobogganmd6580]

An increasingly centralized bureaucracy lording over resource extraction with a faulty first past the post electoral system and increasingly diminishing rights and liberties. I am glad I got out while I was able to.

[@rationalactor8695]

@Warzoneathome3.0 homie, that's literally capitalism

[@linda-i7k5s]

Becoming? lol.

[@canadiananon8208]

Nothing new. Media just makes the information travel quicker, but governments have always been corrupt organizations of morons.

[@fukyougoogle]

there's too much corruption at the top, politicians on both sides (conservative or liberal), the prime minister (all former and current prime ministers), the speaker of the house of commons (all former and current speaker), etc.. and it's like this everywhere worldwide, in the U.S., Isreal, Europe, Asia, corruption everywhere at the top and low levels.

[@r.1599]

Imagine sitting in your backyard, having a family BBQ, when the RCMP burst through the gate and demands you leave on threat of violence and arrest. This is worse: This is the RCMP bursting through the border gates into another _nation_ to demand the people who own the land, leave.

[@trickolas78]

I always skip past a post starting with “Imagine…”

[@r.1599]

@@trickolas78 Clearly you didn't.

[@remydavis1502]

Imagine setting up a house inside of the arena, like on the ice. “Why is everybody mad at me”

[@r.1599]

@@remydavis1502 Not seeing the parallel between an ice hut built in someone else's arena, and people sitting on their own land, trying to keep vandals out?

[@remydavis1502]

@@r.1599 maybe because the actual band, not a made up “heritage chief” from an office in the big city, voted to approve this project. As did the Supreme Court. These ecoterrorists are costing taxpayers millions and millions of dollars.

[@ericchen6578]

The way the police department head rolls his eyes when confronted with questionable methods of arrest is absolutely disgusting.

[@Meyers1793]

This aggressive behaviour by the RCMP on behalf of private businesses should not surprise anyone. Since 1873, the RCMP's raison d'être is the enforcers of settler colonialism in so-called "Canada"; it has been their job to facilitate the destruction of indigenous comminities to clear the way for European settlers and capitalist resource extraction.

[@eladreltuc]

RCMP works for industry. I am Wetsuweten and live in the area where most of the video is from. Its sickening. Most people in this area have little to no respect for the RCMP....

[@Senselesss99]

I have no respect for the RCMP (terrorists) either

[@realitia]

I'm very glad to see this investigative piece. As someone who spent time at Fairy Creek, and witnessed the brutality of the CIRG units time and again, particularly toward Indigenous folks, it is honestly a relief to see it being covered on a national program. It is quite triggering to see some of the images again. Some of the most peaceful and respectful people were treated in such an off-handedly brutal way by the police. What is truly appalling is that, while it was shocking to me, for most of the Indigenous people involved in the movement, those kinds of violations from police are routine. The government of B.C. signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, yet this doc clearly shows how their rights are continually being disregarded and brutally violated, to protect the interests of big industry, profits, and the all-mighty dollar. Colonialism is alive and well in Canada.

[@tom0photographi]

What about the protesters paid by oil companies from the US so Canada can’t become energy dependent and we keep buying out our refined product back from our neighbours at a substantially higher price then we sold it tot hen for?

[@sharonsabsolutefavtunes7021]

@tom0photographi What about the US and their goals?!!!! WHO CARES?!!!! Bottom line is that the Wet'suwet'en wilps are being victimized on their own lands. What ever goals or garbage anyone else has does not make right what is happening to the Wet'suwet'en on their own lands. One crime does not justify making another crime okay. Another's corruption does not make the HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS happening to the Wet'suwet'en OKAY!!!!!

[@gardencity3558]

Next a story about how Ottawa Police were puppets of Liberals during the Freedom Convoy would restor my faith in the Legacy Media. Maybe..

[@stoptrudeau42]

Hopefully rhe left and right get together abd forgot our differences. Its not left vs right. Its poor vs rich and the rich are coming for your freedom do not take the digital id

[@squatch545]

You mean the same Ottawa cops who did absolutely nothing for 3 weeks while the freedumbers terrorized the city?

[@raynwolfsbane2084]

If that were true, the Karen Convoy wouldn't have lasted as long.

[@emmapeel8163]

"publicly funded" .. that's awful.

[@midnight2654]

Public or Taxpayer’s, pay for everything and work for everything as scraps, yet we can’t control where the money goes but get blamed for everything that happened in the past and future.

[@n0g4rdd3r9]

RCMP= Reinforcing Colonialist Measures and Practices

[@thinkgrowthmedia]

Modern Red-coats, not surprising.

[@cdcdogs4961]

I’ve actually worked for a big corporation just like this, the rules don’t apply to them! I would have to side with the indigenous people, their land & customs should be protected. 🙏🏼❤️ FYI, in case you’re wondering, I’m Ranch raised, I’m not a hippie or an activist.

[@Por2ugal]

What does that have to do with anything. It’s *our* land and yes, it should be protected.

[@ldub288]

Every act is political including my statement. Acknowledge the freedom delusion you live in and call it what it is, state sanctioned violence against people and the environment.

[@howlinwulf]

Id like to be a Hippie and an activist. Shoot i like both of them.

[@tjmarx]

"We use PAIN compliance techniques, it DOESN'T hurt them" 😂😂😂 Hurting them is the entire point of a pain compliance technique, it's in the name. You use pain, to incite compliance. What a very silly statement from the RCMP. Thank you for showing once again why treaty is always a bad idea. You can't call yourself a country when it has countries inside of it and many different people fighting over who is in charge. It isn't functional.

[@maxduncan7090]

The worst part is the ptsd of police brutality. Don’t hurt people physically but psychologically.

[@PapaEnoch052]

It is just like the U.S. saying we are just water boarding its not torture!

[@catharanne]

I literally did a double take when he said this... Pain *doesn't* hurt? That certainly is a "fresh" take now isn't it? SMFH... 😑😑

[@aiko2d730]

Your on our land, Canada is just leasing the land. Learn the laws before speaking

[@linda-i7k5s]

No thank you. Nice try.

[@DGE123]

cop says "we are impartial" lol anybody believe that? anybody in the back , anyone at all ? :)

[@sabinemann8640]

To all the special unit members. I understand that it is a job.. i guess a well paying job. But what kind of men / women are you? It is worth selling your soul?

[@OhHeck-hg2fw]

Malignant narcissists don't lose sleep.

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

Law is decided by the people. Not by hippies living on welfare camping in a forest

[@norrislaitinen5011]

CBC keeps blocking my comments when I point out that the elected chiefs side with the LNG companies.

[@denzelsw8732]

Irrelevant

[@norrislaitinen5011]

@@denzelsw8732 yes it's completely irrelevant that 85 % of the band disagrees with these eco terrorists. The only opinion that matters is clearly yours and those who can cry victim the loudest.

[@denzelsw8732]

@@norrislaitinen5011 I'll tell you why it's irrelevant. You are basing your perspective off of propaganda created by industry and the state. I am speaking from living in this area and a relative of the Wet'suwet'en. The elected councils you speak of are an extremely dysfunctional, imposed system that was created for this very purpose, to manufacture consent. No one wants the pollution of our rivers when the same are existentially threatened.

[@francesscully1071]

This is true and sad also. I try to do the right thing. However, I know I do not have the courage and grit to stand up to constant harassment. This is all tough for Canada.

[@norrislaitinen5011]

@@francesscully1071 were on your side. Your not alone.

[@b0rd3n]

RCMP has time and time again choosen how it responds to court injunctions. Sometimes being VERY passive, almost idle, while other times fuly committing to sociopathic behaviors reminding all of past century's legacy. I whish there were more numbers in thjs piece. I would be curious about this unit's budget versus companies tax credits, general income, projected and current, tax contributions and infrastructure development/maintaining spendings

[@daniel213141]

RCMP Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) cost 50 million since 2017 enforcing this injuction! That's astounding! The RCMP justify their actions at ferry creek sighting the multi billion pipe line. When the Canadian economy was losing between $2.6-billion and $5.2-billion a week during the truckers convoy, where were the police?.

[@hurricanedigital]

Don’t let them take your guns.

[@janetginger8571]

I never knew so much horror existed in B. C.

[@Contricez]

It's here. And it's ugly.

[@krisrooney2283]

It's happening all over canada. Unfortunately

[@howlinwulf]

Already happened in america and only a matter of time until it happens again.

[@menelek16bc]

"fined $800,000" is a joke

[@krisrooney2283]

I'd say its a slap on the wrist . But a slap on the wrist might hurt more 🙄

[@pendizzy6352]

This is breaking my heart

[@googleuser1992]

Trudeau is happening to Canada

[@darrengabrylewicz5055]

I've struggled all my life to feel any sort of respect toward any police and for SOME REASON I just can't do it.

[@francesscully1071]

I think there are some, and I know people who enter with really good intentions. I think life has really changed in Canada, and there is far more poverty and inequality, and this makes policing impossible.

[@ChefNick666]

How can the Liberals claim to support reconciliation when this is still considered acceptable practices in Federal Police force. Shame #JustinTrudeau

[@vancouverviking4652]

That's the point. Next is white people Then asain Then black.

[@brendashinoff]

Despicable! All levels of Government, law enforcement, industries, just disgusting! Watch this episode!

[@honnorjustice]

Same and worse happened to the Truckers protest by the RCMP. Wow, our CPP funds are invested in this. That’s our money and there should be laws to protect that money.

[@linda-i7k5s]

Have a seat.

[@raynwolfsbane2084]

LMAO the Karen Convoy got kid gloves compared to this

[@jamesmoyes3006]

I truly believe the RCMP needs to be disbanded and we need regional police in every section because at least somebody might understand instead of just following orders

[@TjBruce817]

Provincial; and City police are far less accountable then the RCMP so be careful what you wish for. Corruption and the covering up of bad cops is far more prevalent the smaller the force. Small town police are usually full of generations of crooked racists cops.

[@AuntyKsTarot]

no more police on Indigenous land, no more settler state

[@flightographist]

As someone who has worked with first nations across the country for a very long time, I have first hand understanding of the difference between elected and hereditary leadership. This is a good, but incomplete, presentation that skips right over vital aspects, including: the elected leadership accepted the development, and the majority of arrests where people not even from the region, much less the band. The arrests were primarily outside agitators. This effort presents carefully crafted half truth...beware international viewers and do some research. I wonder why a state sponsored media enterprize would seemingly bite the hand that feeds it? Oh, wait, never mind...get ready cause it's coming.

[@zachem66]

Not even close to accurate. Hereditary chiefs have jurisdiction in different territory than the elected chiefs. Specifically when you're talking about Wet'suwet'en, the elected chiefs only have jurisdiction in the populated areas of the territory, while the pipeline mostly passes through non-populated area, which is the jurisdiction of the hereditary chiefs. You're just shilling for the pipeline company.

[@albertstephen2426]

Are you suggesting that elected chiefs have more legitimacy than heredity chiefs?

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

​@@zachem66 Nonsense. The land should benefit the people of the land. Not the royalty ordained by blood.

[@zachem66]

@@Tribuneoftheplebs Total hogwash. Do you even know what you're talking about? And if you're just opposing hereditery royalty, why don't you start with the British crown first?

[@nicksims5777]

🇨🇦the people who live on the land voted a clear majority for the pipeline. This is called democracy. Time we all just get along🍁

[@dionyulloa8298]

Yeah, it looks dangerous for the poor guys carrying assault rifles and wearing bulletproof vests.

[@tngap0001]

SS tactics 100%

[@HouseWiseInspections]

800k fine is a joke. Indigenous people need to be listened to.

[@cheryl5994]

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M WATCHING POLICE OFFICERS TREATING PEOPLE WITH SUCH VIOLENCE & DISRESPECT. ABSOLUTELY DISCUSTING!

[@BigchiefNativeraper]

Chugs don't deserve respect

[@proudcanadian1837]

Have you actually gone and seen for first hand what happens? And the lead ups to the videos shown here? Or are you basing your comment off the 5th estates narrative?

[@jeremykaleschenkoikov6993]

26:00 dude goes on about how pure and glacier filtered their water is but drinks bottled water while giving his instructions.

[@ekingston1694]

That bottled water is sold by the chiefs

[@howlinwulf]

Dont know much about that brand if bottled water? Hmm

[@mannybolletta]

I thought ar15s are prohibited and that nobody has the right to protect themselves with a firearms in Canada.

[@squatch545]

This is absolutely Orwellian.

[@EditLivy]

Ooof... Not even full two minutes in and I'm already not sure if I can watch this. I know it will make my blood boil and I'm not even Canadian.

[@DEEPENFRIENDSHIP]

American ngos and billionaires are funding this protest

[@r.1599]

Let the world know: Canada's Green and Fair reputation is rubbish.

[@DEEPENFRIENDSHIP]

@r.1599 let the world know we have less people than California and vast, untouched resources, mind your own business.

[@r.1599]

@@DEEPENFRIENDSHIP Nobody asked you.

[@realitia]

I spent time at Fairy Creek and it is quite triggering to see these images again. The RCMP were brutal with people, and so many were traumatized. I am glad to see this being investigated and shown on a national show. There can be no justice on stolen land. B.C. has signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, yet as is clearly seen in this doc, the rights of Indigenous people are still being trampled on.

[@filbertpax3300]

WE NEED A FULL DOCUMENTARY ON THE INDIGENOUS SIDE....PLEASE!!!!!!!

[@sueblanchard6563]

Policing is a massively antiquated system that FAILS to keep anyone safe. Psychologists can attest to how many other systems are far superior to policing as a means of getting support. Thanks to my MBA, I've studied many types of organizations, good and bad. Policing is the worst, and most police are criminals who spend a lot of time covering their butts, and lying to protect themselves.

[@deserteagle10]

Who's side is this one?

[@filbertpax3300]

I like this one...this documentary team usually exposes corruption....I just want one solely on the indigenous like a national geographic kind of thing.....if anybody know of any I would like to know .thank you...☺️

[@rovinggypsy1555]

Thank you fifth estate ❤

[@breakit46]

Of course the RCMP needed those snipers, just in case. Thugs.

[@joshuaburke5674]

Turning into USA slowly but surely

[@AuntyKsTarot]

you settlers were never any different

[@thecynic9232]

The U.S. is a corporation masquerading as a country. It’s sickening that their influence is infecting OUR country.

[@ronpiticco7222]

Some people just can’t be bought, face it

[@jp6614]

Free land treaty that might help oh, and mineral rights. That's racist.

[@paulbadics3500]

CBC had no problem with police attacking actually peaceful trucker protestors

[@denzelsw8732]

If you watch the doc it illustrates the difference between how truckers were handled vs the indigenous people

[@DronesToronto]

An informative piece. Surprisingly from CBC, kudos Fifth Estate team. Thank you for leaving comments open.

[@rcchristian2]

Who owns the land? And who decided to hire the tree company to cut the trees?

[@DronesToronto]

@@rcchristian2 I don't know. Just more questions, do you know? Fill us in.

[@rcchristian2]

My comments are already getting filtered out... by the CBC :P hahaha ah well... the truth never makes any money. FREEDUMB!!

[@bradleyforde1787]

Since attending the Freedom rally in Ottawa it's clear today's RCMP is a far far cry from the "peoples police"

[@Liz_Dave]

This is incredibly sad and frustrating.

[@donnicholson3170]

I think the message the RCMP is sending is obey the laws and the courts. Seems to me many of these protesters are disconnected from reality and live in an echo chamber of bad information.

[@Maxmulham]

24:10 That is most idiotic comparison I ever heard. Did Shiri not look into how the convoy protestors were dealt with by the end. Trampled, clubbed, bank accounts frozen, etc. Just because you disagree with their message does not mean you misrepresent how the police dealt with them ffs.

[@Kassidymariep]

Disgusting corruption by our countries police force. I fully support the Indigenous people and their right to peacefully protest and protect their sacred land. It makes me crazy that thousands of ppl show up to celebrate death to Israel " from the river to sea" but only a handful show in support of our countries indigenous. Canada is broken. Each day, my pride of being Canadian is diminishing. I wish all these victims justice and the end of this corrupt govt task force CIRG

[@wes5977]

The very definition of facisim is the collaboration between government and corporations private public partnerships

[@treaves2175]

No lmao, it’s not.

[@squatch545]

@@treaves2175 Yup

[@isbcornbinder]

Defenders not protest

[@mikegyver3193]

When the true Canadians can speak for Canadians, then things will be resolved.

[@MrGrandure]

Who are the true Canadians?

[@mikegyver3193]

@@MrGrandure that is probably answered by the laws that are not being enforced. 🤔

[@TjBruce817]

Old stock Canadians like Harper had to apologize for saying? Dog whistle?

[@akasta]

Tinitus? @@TjBruce817

[@livelovelaughsheldon4302]

​@@MrGrandureThat's obvious unless you are the RCMP. Royal Canadian Money Police. Some will say futuristic while I say "our future at risk".We have to diversify our economy. Only the Earth in its true original form can replenish itself. The Earth will quit on us very soon.

[@grahamcameron7628]

I’m sorry, I can’t get the image of the Pillsbury Dough Boy out of my mind. Do you think he giggles if you poke him in the belly? In that gap between the buttons? What a disgrace.

[@ViictoryUkraine]

70% of Trans Mountain's past spills have occurred at pump stations or terminals. I would like to see enhanced safety and environmental protection.

[@sueblanchard6563]

Shipping fossil fuels by railroad results in more spills than shipping by pipeline.

[@CherylCasselmanMusic]

This officer is totally biased

[@DylanJones94]

Like it or not, private interests and corporations deserve to have police protect their property and uphold the law for them just as much as individual citizens do. If that weren’t the case then nobody would invest in Canada and our economy would go down the drain, hurting everyone in this country. You want to see what a country without rule of law looks like there are plenty of examples, and none are pretty.

[@linsullivan821]

This was disturbing!!! Disband this group of RCMP thugs!! Leave our places ALONE.

[@jjoey03]

RCMP acting as a criminal organization

[@JohnDoe-es2ux]

Time and time again.

[@davidduguette7820]

I think that's the problem at the RCMP that guy should be fired

[@user-jd5fn1uy3f]

THEIR ORGANIZED CRIME TO EXTRORT MONEY IS CRIME

[@brookeduncan-ray5665]

This pisses me off. Invasions with force on private land for profit. Wow! Stay strong! ❤from the U.S.

[@Shadow-sm8hs]

It is crown land, not private land, you are not hearing the whole story.

[@catherineincanada1874]

Not so-called 'crown' land@@Shadow-sm8hs it was never given away, these are the original peoples, its THEIR land, always has been.

[@Shadow-sm8hs]

@@catherineincanada1874 I think my reply got deleted, spent 2 hours reading last night and I was wrong about the legalities. The title that is out there is called aboriginal title. A significantly different type of ownership. Government agency policing is still required and it is a private title or as my very old legal courses would say a "fee simple" title or in simple terms, it is inalienable. So crown land is wrong and private land is also wrong. My apologies

[@catherineincanada1874]

@@Shadow-sm8hs No worries friend & my apologies if it sounded like I was barking my reply with the shoutie caps, not my intention at all! Its become very obscure for everyday people to understand these issues, & I'm sure that's not unintentional by any means. Gov't obfuscation, manipulation of courts, public perception & their own protocols for dealing with these matters are off the charts, so most truly do not understand even minor significance of all various issues. To put it bluntly, W'etsuwet'en Territory is sovereign independent nation, a separate country in & of itself, so every time RCMP go there? It's like illegally crossing into the USA, ignoring all their laws, smashing into & destroying people's homes, & arresting everyone without cause, incl. their "leaders". Imagine how local police & lawmakers in USA would react if RCMP pulled that stunt???

[@TurningTidesTarot]

this is what the RCMP was originally created for - the indigenous "problem" in BC while trying to build the railway, it's so messed up. nothing has changed in so-called Canada!!

[@arvinoutside]

This is a good and surprisingly objective take from a government media platform. Thanks 🙏🏾

[@adrianhuysman3331]

Solid piece. A good time to study the histories and compare perspectives.

[@Mister_Fister.]

the police r corrupt? whaaat?

[@lookabomba32]

When the head RCMP talks about enforcing the law and that the police don't write them, he's right. Unfortunately, those same laws are used as a weapon and police are all too happy to enforce them. Until the people's of British Columbia have their constitutional land rights as a independent nation (which is under the Supreme Court of BC) recognized and upheld, there will be no reconciliation.

[@Rachelshmachel63]

This is where Justin really falls down ( never mind the Harper government) but he actually said he would respect indigenous treaties or lack thereof . Of course he did neither and absolutely NOTHING!!! Shame

[@eurekaonceagain5721]

Protecting the Rockefe$$er Brothers Fund, as always. Just follow the money. It always end up in the same hands, in collaboration with the Public-Private Partner$hip. Thank you!

[@davegendron9970]

To my indigenous friends don't stop standing for your rights we all watch.🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@melm3604]

state working for industry---fascism

[@alexlaroque5108]

Is any part of the government worth funding with your tax dollars?

[@alienpix]

Citizens need a say in how money is spent, not through political gatekeepers who have had to pay their way to politics. Without citizens (who fund businesses' survival too) the government has no job or purpose.

[@colinwin6916]

@@alienpix we havent lived in democracy in awhile. Our gov is set up so once elected the prime minister can do wtv he wants. Trudeau is the latest to prove that. Completely agree with everything youve said

[@jimidcanada]

Anarchism is the answer.

[@71Malibu400]

​@colinwin6916 just like previous governments in power, when will ppl realize no matter who or what political party is in power the corruption will never stop. Some hide it better than others...wake up...trudeau isn't the problem, this stuff has been going on from day one...do you know which canadian political party gave up our military defense after ww2?...maybe then you would think differently

[@dylanheraid4611]

@Jimidcanada under anarchism would there be an age of consent?

[@rileygally2967]

It’s like people forget why the RCMP exists in the first place… this is the police force in it’s truest form yet people act surprised.

[@Contricez]

Watching this makes me angry towards the RCMP and government

[@ronstewart4545]

I’m sure the taxpayers of Canada are thrilled with the money spent here at the behest of a private company.

[@zachem66]

And a foreign one at that. All the profits from this go straight to the Wall Street thugs that own the pipeline.

[@johngamerschlag7001]

Time to ask for UN soldiers to intervene and protect the people of their lands .The Supreme Court has ruled that the land belongs to the indigenous peoples.The RCMP has no jurisdiction on these land. Bring in the U N troops and fend off the RCMP.

[@gridfreeca]

Sadly, no one knows what ownership in Fee Simple is, it seems the majority have forgotten this system all lands are held by a strict settlement of land. AKA Settled Land Act 1925. PROPERTY is a settlement subject to a trust for sale, where the strict settlement contains the dominion interest that every member under the strict settlement gives to join this group system of law. the ignorance of the majority to learn what the system really is is the real problem.

[@trevismckeegan6299]

Welcome to new Canada

[@jpdevito]

Private security for liberal politicians as well.

[@travismoore22]

Appalling. I was in Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy and will clearly explain the difference in tactics in a word - publicity. Keep telling your story, fight like the peaceful warriors you are!

[@uwcb1]

The freedom convoy were criminals.

[@catritz]

Thanks for feeling free to comment. It states there's 1 reply, but it's empty... I wonder what happened to it?!

[@krisrooney2283]

I was also in Ottawa during the freedom convoy. And I witnessed some of the horrors the police committed it was terrible and shameful

[@squatch545]

@@krisrooney2283 Like standing around having coffee and hanging out with the convoy freedumbers? Oh the horror !!

[@magdalenaflynn2186]

The same is going on all over the world. People are watching blood bath on TV with popcorn.