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’s been subject to lawsuits and hundreds of complaints. Critics argue that it’s a de facto private security force for resource companies.

So what exactly does C-IRG do? And who does it serve?

The CBC’s Steven D’Souza brings us his findings from The Fifth Estate investigation.

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