Mon Sep 26, 2022 – 5:00 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Recently disclosed records show that a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) blacklist of so-called Freedom Convoy sympathizers was sent to multiple financial lobbyist groups.
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the records were uncovered after opposition MPs for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) had requested information via an Inquiry Of Ministry in the House of Commons, regarding what lists police had and where the information went.
About the blacklist, one MP said, “Haphazard would be an understatement” in describing how people’s personal information was treated.
“That there were no instructions or guard rails provided to entities that received this information should concern people,” said CPC MP Adam Chambers.
Chambers noted that even the Privacy Commissioner “confirmed his office is investigating how information was handled.”
The new records indicate that the RCMP not only gave the names of Freedom Convoy sympathizers to lobbyists, but also their date of birth, phone numbers, and more, all via unencrypted email.
The information was sent to lobby groups such as the Mutual Fund Dealers Association, with the Inquiry of Ministry showing that in total, some “50 financial institutions” were given access
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