Lawyer says Ottawa won’t agree to stop spying on First Nations children’s advocate

Did you ever wonder whether Ottawa can monitor your Facebook information if you have your parameters set for the greatest level of privacy? Well, apparently, they can. Not only do they admit it, but in the case of Cindy Blackstock, before he Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, the federal government stated its outright refusal to cease doing so.

"The federal government has said monitoring social media is part of its normal operations.

"Blackstock said she doesn’t know how federal officials ever accessed her personal Facebook page because she’s set her privacy settings at the highest level 'for years.'"
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The lawyer for a First Nations children’s advocate plans to ask the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to order the federal government to cease surveillance on his client.

Lawyer Paul Champ says the ongoing surveillance amounts to “intimidating behavior towards” a party involved in litigation against the federal government.

Champ will be seeking an order from the tribunal prohibiting federal government officials from monitoring Cindy Blackstock’s Facebook page or appearing at her public speaking engagements without prior notification.

Despite requests from Champ, Ottawa has refused to stop the surveillance.