Whose Police?

Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 9:10 a.m.

b'In 2017, an RCMP unit called the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) was created to police resource-related protests in B.C. Since then, it\\u2019s been subject to lawsuits and hundreds of complaints. Critics argue that it\\u2019s a de facto private security force for resource companies.\\n\\nSo what exactly does C-IRG do? And who does it serve?\\n\\nThe CBC\\u2019s Steven D\\u2019Souza brings us his findings from The Fifth Estate investigation.\\n\\nFor transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts\\n\\nTranscripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.'