Wed Sep 28, 2022 – 6:43 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) admitted that it emailed a blacklist of so-called Freedom Convoy sympathizers to financial lobbyist groups.
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the RCMP said in a statement that the information shared with “financial institutions” included a “caveat which limited authorization to use the information.”
RCMP did not explain any additional details other than to state that the emailed blacklist was not encrypted but that “security measures” were put in place to ensure “the confidentiality of this personal information is protected.”
Earlier this week, LifeSiteNews reported that records showed the RCMP had a blacklist of Freedom Convoy sympathizers, which was sent to lobby groups such as the Mutual Fund Dealers Association.
The lists included the names of Freedom Convoy sympathizers to lobbyists, but also their date of birth, phone numbers, and more, all via unencrypted email.
Staff wrote that the “RCMP provided information to banks, the Canadian Bankers Association, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, the Canadian Securities Administration, credit unions and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association.”
The records were uncovered last week after opposition MPs for the Conservative Party of
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