March–November Canada RCMP officers […]
When
1979-03 – 1979-11
Description
March–November Canada RCMP officers raided the homes of gay men across Canada, from Montréal to Saskatoon, armed with search warrants and writs of assistance to allow them to ransack homes and seize private pornography collections. Later in the year, RCMP visited at least two men in Vancouver to ask about possession of pornography. At the time, in Canada it was not illegal to possess pornography for private use. It was suspected that the RCMP was helping the FBI to investigate the distribution of film pornography from Brentwood, Falcon, and All-American Studios. During the annual conference of the CLGRC, held in Ottawa June 27–July 2, 1979, the CLGRC agreed to make presentations condemning the raids before the McDonald Commission investigating RCMP wrongdoing.
All Places
OttawaVancouverSaskatoonMontrealCanadaAll Organizations
National Gay Rights Coalition Coalition nationale pour les droits des homosexuels NGRC CNDH, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Rights Coalition / Coalition canadienne pour les droits des lesbiennes et des gais (CLGRC / CCDLG)All-American StudiosFalcon Studios, Falcon EntertainmentBrentwood StudiosFederal Bureau of InvestigationDominion Police, North-West Mounted Police, Royal Northwest Mounted Police, Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMPAll Citations
Paul Trollope, "RCMP Porno Raids to Be Challenged," Body Politic, no. 56 (1979), p. 12.Paul Trollope, "Porn Raids Sweep Country," Body Politic, no. 53 (1979), p. 9"RCMP Raids Continue," Gaymates (Saskatoon), no. 21 (1980), p. 4"RCMP Question Van. Gays Re. Possession of Pornography," SPAG News (Vancouver), December 1979, p. 5"RCMP Conducting Raids," Gaymates (Saskatoon), no. 18 (1979), pp. 3–4"Hide Your Porn, the Cops Are Coming," Body Politic, no. 52 (1979), p. 13Sterling Demchinsky, "Whose RCMP Now?" (letter), Body Politic, no. 54 (1979), pp. 4–5
