Library Catalogue

Location

Public Safety Canada Library

Resource

Books & Reports

Call Number

HV 8157 W45s 2012

Authors

• Whitaker, Reginald, 1943-
• Kealey, Gregory S., 1948-
• Parnaby, Andrew, 1970-

Publishers

• Toronto :  University of Toronto Press, c2012.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description

viii, 687 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Summary

This book highlights the many tensions that arise when undercover police and their covert methods are deployed too freely in a liberal democratic society such as Canada.

Subject

• Secret service - Canada - History.
• Intelligence service - Canada - History.
• Police - Political aspects - Canada - History.

Contents

Part One. Origins -- 1. The empire strikes back -- 2. 'You drive us Hindus out of Canada and we will drive every white man out of India!' -- 3. A war on two fronts --
Part Two. Survival and Revival -- 5. The RCMP, the Communist Party, and the consolidation of Canada's Cold War -- 6. Keep the home fires burning, 1939-45 --
Part Three. Cold War Canada -- 7. The ice age: Mounties on the Cold War front line, 1945-69 -- 8. The coyote, the roadrunner, and the Reds under the bed: Communist espionage and subversion --
Part Four. Separatists, Scandals, and Reform -- 9. National unity, national security: the Quebec conundrum, 1960-84 -- 10. 'I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here': the creation of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service -- 11. Old wine into new bottles: CSIS, 1984-2001 --
Part Five. After the Twin Towers -- 12. After the deluge: in the shadow of the Twin Towers, 2001-2011 -- 13. No more Mr. Nice Spy: CSIS and the dark side of the War on Terror -- Conclusion: Policing Canadian democracy.

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