Secret service : political policing in Canada : from the Fenians to fortress America

Whitaker, Reginald 1943- (Author). Kealey, Gregory S., 1948- (Added Author). Parnaby, Andrew, 1970- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780802078018 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780802007520 (bound)
Physical Description: print
viii, 687 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 545-665) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : political policing in Canada -- The empire strikes back -- 'You drive us Hindus out of Canada and we will drive every white man out of India!' -- A war on two fronts -- The RCMP, the Communist Party, and the consolidation of Canada's cold war -- 'Redder than ever' : political policing during the great depression -- Keep the home fires burning, 1939-45 -- The ice age : mounties on the cold war front line, 1945-69 -- The coyote, the roadrunner, and the reds under the bed : communist espionage and subversion -- National unity, national security : the Quebec conundrum, 1960-84 -- 'I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!' : the creation of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service -- Old wine into new bottles : CSIS, 1984-2001 -- After the deluge : in the shadow of the twin towers, 2001-11 -- No more mr. nice spy : CSIS and the dark side of the war on terror -- Conclusion : policing Canadian democracy.