English“Shane” infiltrated groups in Hamilton, Ontario. He attended meetings and demonstrations.
“Kat” and “Alex” infiltrated the Toronto-based Mining Injustice Solidarity Network (MISN). Claiming to be a couple, they attended a few meetings and tried to find out what MISN was planning in opposition to the 2015 Pan American Games. Kat claimed to be a survivor of abuse in order to avoid answering questions about her past.
They were identified because:
- They exhibited suspicious behavior, such as asking suspicious questions and having suspicious social media profiles.
- One day, a person who suspected they were infiltrators followed them into a subway station. After noticing the person following them, Alex appeared to talk on the phone. Shortly after, two police cars arrived, and police officers ran out of the cars and into the station, as if they had been waiting nearby to protect Kat and Alex in case something went wrong and Alex had called them to ask them to intervene.
- A journalist investigating the story could not find Kat or Alex in public legal records and could not confirm that Kat lived in the neighborhood she claimed to live in, despite knocking on doors and talking to people in the neighborhood.
Denis Leduc infiltrated groups in Ottawa, including the Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement of Ottawa and groups organizing against the 2010 G20 Toronto summit. He attended meetings and helped organize events.
He was identified during bail hearings, presumably through court documents.
Brenda Carey infiltrated groups in Ontario, including Southern Ontario Anarchist Resistance (SOAR). She was tasked with infiltrating anarchist groups organizing against the 2010 G20 Toronto summit. She initially infiltrated an anti-poverty group before moving on to successfully infiltrate SOAR, the main anarchist group organizing against the G20. She attended meetings. She introduced a man she claimed was her boyfriend to other activists, and who was in fact another police officer. On one occasion, she wore a hidden recording device to a meeting. Information she gathered helped incriminate SOAR participants.
Bindo Showan infiltrated groups in Ontario, including Southern Ontario Anarchist Resistance (SOAR). He was tasked with infiltrating anarchist groups organizing against the 2010 G20 Toronto summit. He first infiltrated a group organizing against the construction of a business park before moving on to infiltrate SOAR, the main anarchist group organizing against the G20. He attended meetings. Information he gathered helped incriminate SOAR participants.
He was identified because:
- He exhibited suspicious behavior, such as discussing illegal activities in inappropriate contexts and not stopping when asked to stop.
- An activist “saw something suspicious” on his phone.
