Olympic Police State

BC Civil Liberties Criticize Police Tactics at City Hall

NEWS RELEASE, February 19, 2009, For immediate release

BCCLA wants Vancouver 2010 police out of City Hall

Vancouver – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has released an open letter to the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit (ISU) asking them to stay out of City Hall for intelligence gathering purposes.

Hiding Olympic Security Costs behind Obama Visit

Hiding Olympic security costs behind Barack Obama

By Jeff Lee Feb 20, 2009, Vancouver Sun (columnist- Inside the Olympics)

No one should be surprised, I suppose, that the Canadian federal and provincial governments chose Thursday to admit security for the 2010 Olympic Games has skyrocketed to a dizzying $900 million.

Cops 'Community Outreach' to Harass Activists

Undercover cops above board says Olympic chief

By BOB MACKIN, 24 HOURS, Feb 21, 2009
RICHMOND: The chief of the 2010 Winter Olympics security unit said officers trying to open dialogue with anti-Olympics protesters did nothing wrong at a Jan. 22 Vancouver city council meeting.

More on Olympic Security Costs Breakdown

Olympic security squad talks Games bucks

By BOB MACKIN, 24 HOURS, Feb 20, 2009
RICHMOND, B.C.: The cost of personnel for the RCMP-led Olympic security force is just over the original $175 million estimate for all Games security.

Send in the Drones: UAVs for Border Patrol and 2010

US/Canada Border Increasingly Militarized

Unmanned drone prowls over the lonely prairie

by Patrick White
Globe and Mail, Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Terrorist Anti-Terror Unit to Terrorize 2010 Olympics

Counter-terror force to help with Olympics

March 2, 2009, Vancouver Sun

Troops from the Canadian army’s elite Joint Task Force 2 counter-terrorist unit will be assigned to help provide security at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, a senior military official said on Monday.

2010 Security: A Big Brother Legacy

BC: Olympic security budget - a big brother legacy

by Maureen Bader, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Changes to Vancouver Police Plan 'Superficial'

Changes to VPD business plan 'superficial': critics

By Morgan J. Modjeski March 18, 2009 04:32 pm

Advocacy groups gathered in the Downtown Eastside’s Pigeon Park today to announce that changes made in the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) draft business plan are “incredibly superficial.”

CCTV Surveillance Cameras for 2010

Smile, they'll soon be watching

By IRWIN LOY, 24 HOURS, Friday, March 20, 2009

Vancouver looks set to get the ball rolling on installing controversial CCTV cameras during the Olympics. It's meant to be temporary, but civil liberties critics warn the move will pave the way for permanent closed-circuit TV cameras in public spaces.

Transit Ads Promote Citizen Surveillance for 2010

Pre-Olympic transit ads encourage citizen surveillance

Friday, March 20, 2009, CBC News

An advertising campaign aimed at warning transit users to report suspicious activity was launched recently by TransLink in the lead-up to the Vancouver Olympic Games.

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