Secret Service: Political Policing in Canada from the Fenians to Fortress America

by Gregory S. Kealey, Andrew Parnaby, Reg Whitaker

Secret Service provides the first comprehensive history of political policing in Canada - from its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century, through two world wars and the Cold War to the more recent 'war on terror.' This book reveals the extent, focus, and politics of government-sponsored surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations. Drawing on previously classified government records, the authors reveal that for over 150 years, Canada has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080207801X
• ISBN13: 9780802078018
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher