I was working on a broader piece about the ongoing situation in Wet'suwet'en territory based on a cache of RCMP notes and video from the 2019 raid. Some of it was used in recent CBC coverage. Here is some of what remained in the notebook. (Thread)
RCMP intel shared a photo of Anishinaabe man Freddy Stoneypoint before the 2019 operation. Weeks earlier, Trans Mountain security also identified Stoneypoint as a person of interest (POI).
Video of Stoneypoint (orange toque) arrest:
Story on Trans Mountain security ID'ing Stoneypoint as POI: cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
RCMP notes before 2019 Wet'swet'en raid discussing photo of Stoneypoint:
"TAC" stands for tactical troops.
Last week's operation was likely the most heavily equipped of the three. Below is an excerpt from an RCMP affidavit listing the different elements involved in 2019:
The RCMP has a long history monitoring the activities of the Wet'suwet'en, dating back to at least 2010 and opposition to the Enbridge pipeline.
Security services also anticipated national fallout from operations in the territory since at least 2015. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
The RCMP notes also mentioned the use of "lethal overwatch" during 2019 operations. The Mounties say it's a standard position "tasked with observing, while other police officers are engaged in other duties which occupy attention."
19.11.2021 credit: Dan Loan
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