wow. the recent CBC Indigenous investigative journalism story about the RCMP spying on Indigenous organizations and individuals in the 1970s required a four-year battle to get access to the pertinent records. good on them for persevering
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/rcmp-access-1970s-spying-files-9.7143553

Getting access to RCMP 'Native extremism' files took 4-year fight | CBC News
Library and Archives Canada cited 'national security' concerns and said it would take nearly four years to complete a request by CBC Indigenous to see 50-year old secret records from an RCMP Security Service program that spied on Indigenous leaders.