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Article: September 1931: a re-interpretation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's handling of the 1931 Estevan strike and riot.
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- Labour/Le Travail
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- March 22, 1997
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Steve Hewitt, "September 1931: A Re-interpretation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Handling of the 1931 Estevan Strike and Riot," Labour/Le Travail 39 (Spring 1997), 159-78.
THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT has been a major boon to historians doing research on various aspects of Canada's past, in particular those investigating the security actions of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Documents, released under Access by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), allow for a more detailed and subtle portrayal of the activities of both workers and the police.
One example of the possibilities offered by this material are the previously ...