Another chapter in the noble struggle of members of an oppressed minority asserting their civil rights*;
Earlier yesterday, two CH TV cameramen were assaulted, allegedly by natives occupying a disputed piece of land.
About 90 minutes later, a witness said a group of natives dragged four American tourists from their SUV after they snapped a few photos of the native-occupied land despite remaining on public property.
“Two of them were off-duty New York State troopers,” said a resident who lives near the attack site. “Two of them were dragged from their truck and (the natives) drove off and (went) back into their own area.”
Witnesses said they drove around in the tourists’ vehicle for about an hour before returning it.
The CH TV camera operators, one of whom needed stitches to close a head wound, said Ontario Provincial Police did nothing despite their pleas for help.
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Lawn signs reading, “Have you seen Diane Finley’s leadership?” made reference to the lack of action by the federal government.
Other residents wondered what happened to the provincially appointed mediator, David Peterson, who they haven’t seen since a near riot broke out last month.
“Somebody is going to have to die before someone actually does something about this,” one resident said echoing the thoughts of nearly everyone living near the border of the disputed land.
For the sake of the tax-payers, pray it’s not one of the Mohawks, or there will be another 20 million bucks down the drain in a pc attempt to assign blame to anyone but those responsible.
More from Jamie West.
See also, Mullahs of Caledonia;
The aboriginals in Caledonia are not engaged in a protest. Protests do not last two months and do not involve the seizure of large swaths of land. If anything the events in Caledonia are closer to an insurrection, or the actions of an attempted succession, than a protest. The aboriginal occupiers have never conceded the legitimacy of their opponents, the local residents and the civil authorities. The removal of the road blockade was described as “good will gesture.” In other words the local residents had no right, legal or moral, to their property, no right to travel on public highways, no right to a continuous flow of electricity, all these things are only allowed by the permission of the occupiers.
The Caledonian Aboriginals have established, to borrow Trudeau’s words from the October Crisis, a “parallel power” in southern Ontario. There is, however, nothing of the widespread danger posed by the FLQ. The occupiers represent a small minority which in turn is a small minority of the Canadian population. Yet in substance they have gone much further than the FLQ ever did.
RTWT.
Update – The power of publicity. Now there’s an investigation.
Update #2 – News of police looking for several people with an eye at attempted murder charges;
An Ontario Provincial Police officer suffered serious injuries Friday after angry aboriginal protesters surrounded a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle and dragged out its three occupants.
The injured officer was pulled out of the path of the stolen vehicle as it was driven deliberately at him, OPP Const. Doug Graham said Saturday.
“They were forcibly removed after they were swarmed,” Graham said.
The once “disappointed” Dalton McGuinty is now reported to be “angry”. One presumes an apology to former premier MIke “Ipperwash” Harris is in the offing.
Updates via Nealenews, who’s doing a great job staying on top of developments.
Can the Federal Government act without a request from the Province?
Theres only two ways to settle this.
1. Use of force
2. Pay off a pile of money.
Unless we are prepared to see this kind of nonsense go on forever, seems like #1 is the only way
Not reported in the article is the attack on a car containing two seniors.
Their car was swarmed and as a result, the elderly driver was taken to hospital with an apparent heart attack.
CH 11 News (TV) just had his wife interviewed.
Last night, police squads were called out when angry residents gathered and the Hamilton Spectator reports that they ‘clashed’.
Report is here.
http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1149889812268&call_pageid=1020420665036&col=1014656511815
Natives behaving badly.. in Canada…does any one still wonder why they are over represented in our prisons. where is the leadership?
where’s the native leadership ??
Where is Fontaine ?? Why isn’t native leadership speaking out, denouncing the law breakers.
Seems parallel to the Mulsim leadership – refusing to speak up, to denounce any of “their own”
The OPP watch as criminal activity unfolds…..Dalton is disapointed….Caladonia citizens arrested….. Jamie West is right….There are few words to describe the gutless hypocracy elected officials and those charged with enforcing the rule of law. Although one comes to mind… Candyasses!
Syncro
Ever since Dudley George more kid gloves have been handed out to police and our political “leaders”, rederring us helpless to the law-breaking of a motley crew of hooligans on a rampage after a heaping dose of “fire water.”
provincial responsibility….feds would be wise to avoid till the province gives up….which they wont.
i am shocked though that the police wouldnt intervene if only to warn off the protesters….they have orders, clearly.
either orders or the police union wont let themc step in…another troubling prospect
question remains, why has the formerly peaceful relationship with the residents changed? what has changed in the six nations leadership?
one of the few times I agree with you ona particular topic. Get the police in there to DO THEIR JOBS. The natives can’t have it both ways.
Has anyone seen any opinion polls on what Canadians think should be done? I’m sure they’d be overwhelmingly of the “use force” opinion.
So at what point does the government start listening to the polls and do something? Do they really think this is helping them?
This is complete B.S. These natives attack people, steal vehicles, vandalise property, and impede traffic and all the police will do is stand around or get tough with the citizens of Caledonia?
I think it’s time for the ordinary people to by-pass the police and take action to end this.
Who cares what the police, government, judiciary, or scumbag lawyers think. They’re all on the side of the natives. It’s time to think outside the box (and perhaps ouside the law). >;D
This is unreal but very typical of the liberal government ruling Ont now.
They are doing the opposite of what Mike Harris did to prove how much better they are at handling these issues, and so this result is predictable. Nice eh?
Wonder what the ONT fiberals would do if Ontario was put on the “do not travel to” list by the Americans, like what was issued here about France last fall?
“Dudley” McGuinty hides and sends in David Peterson, he who can negotiate with thugs like Belinda to walk her across Parliamentary floors so that she can have “Honourable” in front of her name …. time for regime change at Queens Park.
Well–that does it–no more American tourists to Ontario–now maybe McLiar will notice that all is not peaceful in Caledonia?
What a bunch of limp-wristed Liberal non-leaders we have in this God forsaken province.
I know the PM would get a rough ride from the media if he were to take control of this situation, but I think he has ordinary Canadians on his side in that respect. I also think he would be respected for applying the law of the land to all Canadians, First Nations or otherwise. Those who live in or near Caledonia, pay taxes, have businesses and depend on the services they pay for, are entitled to be protected. All Canadians should be treated alike when it comes to applying the law and getting the services they pay for.
It is time for First Nations People to start living in the present. They think they have it so bad and yet they are treated pretty well. They are funnelled money, they get a free ride on paying taxes, hunting/fishing and healthcare. It is not our fault that their duly elected Chiefs and band councils mis-handle that money. If they think they don’t have to follow the laws the rest of us do, because they are sovereign, then grant them their wish, and cut off the freebies. If they don’t want to be Canadians so be it. The rest of us working Canadians have the right to go about our daily business without fear, and the knowledge and security that we will be protected and duly represented in governnance of this land and it’s people.
It’s time to deal with this beast and settle it once and for all. Maybe we should offer a way out to First Nations residents who live in fear and poverty under their own caste-like system of governance.
Ontario is doing enough to place itself on a do not visit list re americans. Years of bashing the US by Parrish and others, terrorist plots hatched in Ont, releasing suspects back into the community of Hamilton where some of the plotters come from, and giving a passport a known OBL supporter really tells Americans Canada is a safe and loving country to visit. When those US troopers go back home imagine the story they will tell on Larry King, Oprah and the sunday talk shows. The Ont government is working overtime to make toronto the most hated place in Canada. If the 6 nations get off without serious punishment and fines, watch out for them to try this in other provinces. Not only is there going to be a backlash against muslims, natives will really start to get the discrimination they have perceived for years. Careful what you wish for.
On another thread at SDA earlier this morning Scott said about Native Canadians, “We have destroyed their pride and culture, not by residential schools but by kindness and welfare.”
I basically agree with Scott, but would like to add that “we” didn’t actually destroy anything; how many people know that 80% of Indian Chiefs ASKED the Canadian government to educate their children and, thus, the existence of Residential Schools–which, by the way, church folk were asked by the government to run, for a pittance, BTW, seeing as church folk were alreay on the scene?
These Chiefs understood, like the dunderhead Chiefs today don’t, that the only way forward for their people was to learn English, so that they could live and prosper in the vast North American continent, populated by the early 1900s by a majority of English-speakers.
Further, how many people know that the Natives did not, at first, sue any church? They understood, better than most, that the Christian Church in the past couple of centuries had actually been a benevolent agent of support for their families and communities. It’s the Chretien government that countersued the churches, to spread the “blame.” Cretin.
The great irony is that the first diocese to succumb and go under due to lack of funds (because so much money had to be syphoned off each diocesan budget to pay legal costs) was the Diocese of Cariboo in B.C., a largely Native jurisdiction. So, suing the Church (thanks to Cretin and blood-sucking, money-grabbing lawyers) has had the unintended consequence of afflicting the very population that was, supposedly, to benefit the most.
What is wrong with this picture?
And now we have Caledonia. I’ve always liked the line *** from Shakespeare, I believe *** that “sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.” Any parent knows this. Sometimes you have to come down hard on your kids when they’re clearly doing unacceptable things or pushing the limits to their and your disadvantage. Saying no, setting limits, exacting logical consequences, are all part of successful parenting and to not do these things is to severely limit the ability of your child(ren) to become responsible and accountable members of their community.
Good governments take on a “parenting” role to the extent that they have to enact laws which curb anti-social and unproductive behaviours in the population under their jurisdiction. When a government fails to enforce the laws put in place to the benefit of all citizens and makes a decision to go easy on a certain segment of the population, in this case the Mohawks in Caledonia, they fail in their governing role as law makers and enforcers, to the detriment of all of us. They fail not only non-Natives in this scenario; they also fail the Natives themselves.
Which comes around to Scott’s point. By setting up the system so that Natives have “money for life,” whether they work or not, whether they flout every law of the land or not, we do them a great disservice–and they do themselves an even greater disservice by going along with the charade. They’re living in a parallel universe that has no connection with reality, no connection with living in a free democracy.
McGuinty needs to get his ass in gear and do something about this lawless standoff/insurrection in Caledonia. He may have to do something cruel *** like move in some kick-ass law enforcement officers to restore law and order and arrest these Mohawk law breakers *** in order, in the end, to be kind: to let these anarchists know that they live in a democracy, where their kind of lawless behaviour won’t be tolerated for the good of not just the rest of us but for the protection of their own freedoms and those of their children.
McGuinty had better start taking a long view of what’s going on, because allowing this Native insurrection is making a laughing stock of our law and order (come again?) democracy, he supposedly supports and became Ontario’s Premier to defend.
Who’d know?
“Caledonia Indian insurrection” …. Quote:
“The Liberals of Ontario under their Liberal Premier, Dalton McGuinty, are in a catatonic state over the Caledonia Indian insurrection;”
http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/004007.html
May 22, 2006.
Dalton McGuinty and the Ontario Provincial Police have lost all legitimacy, and by their inaction have broken the social contract and left innocent citizens to be terrorized. If the Ontario Government continues to defy court orders to end this violent thuggery it may fall to the residents of Caledonia to take matters into their own hands. It seems the Imams were correct, domestic terrorism is not solely an Islamic problem.
Fred asked where the Native leadership is.
I think they are hiding from the Warrior Society, myself. If the OPP has washed their hands of the whole thing, and they have, the Six Nations police force is IT on the reserve. Its a small force.
There’s a couple hundred Warrior Society a-holes running around the reserve right now, operating in a complete power vacuum. They seem to be able to come up with back-hoes, dump trucks, welders and all kinds of other whatnot on short notice, I doubt they would have any trouble finding weapons too.
Reality, this situation is completely out of control, and anybody on the reserve who doesn’t like the Warrior Society has either left or is very quiet.
More things Dalton has to answer for.
When this mess is finally settled, it will be time for the governments of Ontario & Canada to clean up some untidy trappings of the insurrection.
Specifically an addendum to the Criminal Code of Canada which would read:
PS:- none of this shall apply to Native Canadians.
(It should ,of course, be written on a clean piece of paper to allow for multiple additions.) In addition, fair warning to visitors needs to be given at all border crossings and provincial borders saying, Welcome to Ontario;for your safety, do not travel to […list to be filled in] ..as the rule of law does not apply in these areas and you will not be protected.
Ontario; is there any place you’d rather be?
“Well Olly (McGuinty), this is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into”.
Parenting 101: If your child does something after you told them not to and you take no corrective action, then don’t be surprised when you are not listened to again and again.
The fact that a bunch of renagade natives have gotten away with whatever they want so far then don’t expect then to suddenly listen to authority. I am surprised that the vacationing NY state trooper didn’t file charges with regards to the carjacking & assault. Arresting the residents was certainly a smooth move that instilled the confidence of all Canadians.
I don’t see how those OPP officers can sleep at night realizing that they are not doing their sworn duty (to uphold the law and protect the public).
Just linked to this post.
All this is shocking. Why are we paying taxes people?
Indian Insurrection in Ontario, Canada.
Flag of insurrection raised by Mohawks: Six Nations Confederacy.
See flag here: http://www.nealenews.com/
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http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/003861.html
April 20, 2006
SheilaG: Shockingly, the latest polls showed McGuinty with an increased approval rating. Maybe they should have done the survey outside the reserves though.
As Custer said “The only good Muslim, Whoops sorry, Indian is a dead one.
I just wrote my MP asking that military rule be imposed before there are more injuries. I also asked how many injuries the federal government intended to allow before they’d intervene?
I’m ashamed to be Canadian. How can we justify having peacemaking/keeping forces overseas to create/protect/restore democratic rule of law when we do not protect/restore the rule of law here in Ontario and protect our citizens?
In another letter, I asked my accountant what the consequences would be of withholding my provincial business taxes since I feel I cannot support a government that will not uphold the law or protect its citizens. Can’t withhold my provincial income tax(since it is paid to the feds) but my business taxes are due June 30th.
Yeah, let’s withhold our provincial taxes and see how long it takes for McGuinty & Co. to react!!!
As several posters here have already asked,…Where does the finally buck stop?This sadly demonstrates the lack of real leadership we have come to accept throughout this country,especially in Ontario.Harper would be the one many will expect to act,but I wonder if the optics in the hands of the LPC would be too dangerous to consider as myopic Ontarians would see him as a racial bully.This is still only an Ontario problem,at least so far.
This lack of leadership,dereliction of the OPP’s duties,and duplicity by media seems business as usual to the average citizen there.It’s no g*dd*m wonder so many western conservatives still feel separation will inevitably be the only way to escape the will of these pol.correct sheeple…
Without the rule of law, Canada is a shameful disgrace of a nation.
You can bet the farm that other native groups in other parts of Canada are paying close attention to the events in Caledonia.
Out here in B.C. I have seen large roadside signs claiming support for the Six Nations.
The OPP should be immediately disbanded, bring in the army to keep the peace until a new force is established.
I am writing my local MP, Jim Prentice, and the Prime Minister to voice my disgust with the lack of action.
It may be happening in Ontario for now, but it will soon become a national problem.
If those officers who watched while people were being terrorized by these scum had an ounce of integrity, they would resign. They are collecting their salary to stand by and watch while laws are being broken.
Four American Tourists Attacked
About 90 minutes later, a witness said a group of natives dragged four American tourists from their SUV after they snapped a few photos of the native-occupied land despite remaining on public property.
“Two of them were off-duty New York State troopers,” said a resident who lives near the attack site. “Two of them were dragged from their truck and (the natives) drove off and (went) back into their own area.”
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2006/06/10/1624212-sun.html
Take a moment and dash off an email or call the OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) and let them know how proud of the force we are as a nation and individually as well.
email link:
http://www.opp.ca/opp_000693.html
Toll free phone #
1-888-310-1122
Unbelievable! I feel like yelling at a radio or something.
Grandad
CP, aka Communist Press says: “seven people”?
Indians or “non-native residents”? Black people, green people, people people, tall people, obese people, non-people people, Martians …???? Is Mr. “X” one of the “seven people”? …
CALEDONIA, Ont. (CP) – Warrants for the arrests of seven people are being sought after several tense clashes at a long-runnng native blockade in southern Ontario.
The charges include attempted murder, robbery, intimidation and causing bodily harm..
canoe news
The latest Caledonia posting about the arrest warrants was from Canada Press and in it was a line that was unbelievable:
“Premier Dalton McGuinty says he’s angry about the way some people at the blockade are acting.”
Banging my head against a wall here.
Kinda morbidly funny in a way.
Natives tear up infrastructure, vandalize power grids and physically assault and intimidate people in plain view of police, and yet the moment the non-native townfolk get into a mere verbal war at a fence who gets carried off by police?… the non-natives.
Where did Lady Justice’s blindfold go?
Message to all federal departments that send cheques to natives on reserves. Cut off all cheques to every reserve in Canada. Let them all suffer equally and when they run out of money, maybe they will tell the 6 nations to smarten up. Might also be a good time for Prov money to stop flowing. And all those liberal mps from Ont want us to send troops to sudan to keep peace. Better send them to Ont first. For those complaining Harper is quiet, this is like Naggin and the Govenor on LA during and before Katrina. They did not request feb help, and until they did, first the mayor to the govenor and then to the feds. Same with this. Can you really believe that all those libs in ont would admit they need conservative help. When they finally cry wolf and the feds solve the problem, who will gain in the polls in ont. On top of all this poor dalton has to worry about terrorists in his midst, and finding the right leadership man to support. (yes, I meant man, as no woman is going to win)
Anyone watch any of the debate today. I caught 10 minutes and that was enough. Too bad they don’t have a phone number like cdn idol. That would put a lot of them out of their misery fast.
(It’s blog/bloggers fault. (LOLLLL) …..)
Something has changed (The “Dalton’s Gang”)
Commenter’ “Bugs”:
I think Dalton’s gang has decided to go the other way on this. The meme about the racist Caledonians isn’t working.
Perhaps what changed is that a member of the media got treated like a citizen of Caledonia (by mistake) and they PR boys down in political marketing decided to cut their losses.
Dalton himself is off, wooing the premiers to the idea that Ontario should give them less money …
But what new position can the government move to? Do they continue to ‘negotiate’? Over what? As an issue in law, the process is clear. As an issue in politics, it isn’t, and any movement in any direction is fraught with electoral peril.
It will be interesting to see if there are arrests, and if they lead to an escalation on the native side, with the barriers going up once again.
Comments? …
http://www.voy.com/178771/2991.html
For those railing at the federal government, Caledonia is NOT a federal issue. This is entirely a provincial matter as it stands. There are no treaty issues here, but rather land deed issues. The blockade and its consequences are provincial jurisdiction until a state of emergency is called that can mobilize federal assistance.
My letter to my MPP:
Mr. Bartolucci, this letter is with regard to the present Liberal government’s paralysis in dealing with the Caledonia Indian standoff. Natives defying the law of Ontario, threatening people, assaulting people, attempts of murder, robbery, I could go on and on. All of this while the OPP and the Liberal government of Ontario stand by and watch. Dudley George has caused your government to become paralysed by fear of how to deal with the situation. All of Ontario is becoming sickened by this inaction and indecisiveness. We have laws in this Province which should be adhered to by all residents. Note how the OPP acted so quickly in dealing with the Bandido issue. So what is the difference?? That is the problem with you Liberals. You have forgotten that this is Canada and we have laws that all residents must live by. In your misguided need to be Politically correct and your fear that you will be criticized by your Socialist supporters you have forgotten your responsibilities to all Ontarians. I recognize that this is a difficult and potentially explosive issue however that’s why your govt. was elected. To make the tough smart decisions. If your govt. can’t do that than kindly step down. Mike Harris’s govt may not have made all of the right decisions in the Dudley George issue but at least they had the nuts to take some action.
Next election please note, I will be voting Conservative.
Skip, to me the issue isnt land deeds either.
The issue is lawlessness.
Reading Grandad’s comments, I thought of my own dad who was called “Granddad” by my and my siblings’ children.
He died eight years ago, and I’m kind of glad he’s not around to be witnessing SSM and Caledonia, to name a couple of issues which would have completely floored him.
He lied about his age and went to war at 17, spent time in both Holland and Germany, and saw things which affected him for the rest of his life. He put his life on the line to defend the principles of freedom, nobility, dignity of the human person, law and order, and I know he would be stymied by the government of the day and law enforcement officers’ standing by while thugs and miscreants trampled all over citizens’ democratic rights to security of person and property.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS PROVINCE/COUNTRY? Very few of our leaders (PMSH excepted) seem to have the courage of their convictions anymore. I rather think that McGuinty, his government members, and the members of the OPP are doing it for the money and the perks, and to Hell with the promises they made when they took the responsibilities of their jobs on, especially now that the going’s got tough.
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
So, where are the tough guys when you need them?
In one link I followed the prase native Mohawks was used. Native to south of our border I think.
I wonder how long the occupation would last if everybody stopped going to their casinoes. I say we should do it and let their own enforcers “take care of business” because plainly the prov gov won’t.
I know I’ll get crucified for this…but Mike Harris had the right idea.
Joe: I’m not carrying a hammer and nails…
Re Mike Harris having the right idea: Look at the abuse he’s taken ever since for getting tough with rampaging Natives, most of whom, it seems, were drunk. Hey, that woman who grabbed the journalist’s camera was acting like she was high on something.
Getting it in the jugular for standing up to eedjit bullies is probably what it takes, and we need some politicians worth their salt to do the tough, and right, thing.
Political correctness is killing us and leaving our young people totally confused. They’ve got police coming into their classrooms to talk to them about the evils of bullying, they watch videos on bullying till they’re blue in the face, and then they watch teachers, principals, policemen, and Liberal politicians completely back off when a bully says “Boo!”.
This is the Canadian “niceness” Jonah Goldberg wrote about the other day in the LATimes. Nice, my foot. Short-sighted, lily-livered, no-guts, no-a few other things, as______s, if you ask me.
Kate, thanks for the link to such a well written blog. It’s a keeper.
The money quote:
The logic of modernity is that no sin cannot be erased, or at the very least excused, by victimhood. It is absolution of a scope and thoroughness that no Catholic priest could ever deliver or sanction; absolution of everything, even original sin. The base motives of the white man cannot be extrapolated into the soul of the red. Savages they are not, noble they remain.
Yes, decades of the liberal indoctrination of moral equivalencies, pc self-censorship and multi-culti garbage and these thugs probably fueled on alcohol(pc folks, deal with it!)hold a community hostage, commit blatant crimes and responsible whites can’t back track out of the liberal absurd and deal with it.
The hard cold non-pc facts are that aboriginals lost in history, a long time ago. They are a conquered people like so many groups throughout human history before them. When you get conquered, you get the spoils, sometimes fairly, sometimes not. Intelligent choices then follow. You assimilate, like so many conquered groups before you. You perish completely, like so many conquered groups before you. You deal realistically with your reduced status, like so many conquered groups before you, or like this group you fossilize into pathetic marginal erratic welfare cases that make your descendants lives harder.
Harper needs to stop this nonsense soon.
The PC sickness that permeates the left all boils down to one simple concept. RESPONSIBILITY.
Be it Caledonia, the native situation overall, multi-culturalism, free heroin clinics in Vancover’s lower east side, national childcare or any other lefty cause or response the theme is always the same.
RIGHTS—– but no corresponding RESPONSIBILITIES.
Immigrants have the RIGHT to become Canadian citizens but are not required to accept the personal RESPONSIBILITY to adapt to our tolerant secular society.
Natives have the RIGHT to protest injustices either percieved or real but are not held RESPONSIBLE to obey the rule of law in said protests.
First nations have the RIGHT to be supported financially by the Canadian taxpayer but are not held RESPONSIBLE for the billions they recieve.
Addicts have the RIGHT to recieve free drugs but are not held personally RESPONSIBLE for their own health and recovery.
Parents have the RIGHT to have children but expect the state to assume the RESPONSIBILITY for a good portion of the care of these same children.
In the twisted world of the left it is all about RIGHTS.
Hell, even governments are granted the RIGHT to rule through the democratic process and now abdicate the RESPONSIBILITY to enforce the rule of law.
Dalton is disapointed?? I’m disgusted!!!
Syncro
The frequent references to rule of law are as tiresome as they are ironic. The whole reason this land is in dispute is because the law was selectively applied AGAINST the natives. The Canadian government refused to formally recognize native ownership of land as part of the Haldimand Tract. However, it conveniently chose to recognize native sales of that land to European settlers, and refused to reverse the transaction out of convenience. Of course no one here is complaining about that – the law only needs to be applied to “keep the natives quiet” so we can all keep fishin’ and huntin’
Responses like the ones above are the exact reason the natives don’t use the system to make their point.
Cynapse:
How come there were no protests until the land became more valuable – through development.
So your saying if natives can ignore the law, i guess its ok for the rest of us to ignore it too?
How does the supposed land claims isue move forward by terrorizing people who have no dog in the fight- American tourists, elderly people?
Sorry, but your wrong on this. This is all about a bunch or sorry-assed scum relishing their power over innocent people while the cops watch.
There is no rationalizing this.
Oh oh, look out. Dalton’s angry now.
The Ontario Provincial Police are in open revolt/mutiny against the Liberal Premier of Ontario and McGuinty’s Liberal regime.
It’s McGuinty’s “Ipperwash”; McGuinty’s nightmare.
Nemesis bites hard on Pinocchio McGuinty’s nose.
McGuinty must resign.
McGuinty has created a crisis of confidence in the governance of Ontario.
McGuinty! Resign, now.
Your dithering/actions/non-actions are damning.
You have imperilled the life, limb, and property of the citizens of Ontario, Canada.
Resign, now. +
Caledonia officers say safety is at risk(McGuinty creates crisis,Canada)
The Toronto Star ^ | Jun. 8, 2006. | SUSAN CLAIRMONT
Posted on 06/10/2006 4:47:39 PM PDT by fanfan
HAMILTON
OPP officers assigned to the native standoff in Caledonia say their bosses have put their public image ahead of officer safety and law and order.
Talking for the first time since the volatile land occupation began 100 days ago, the president of the Ontario Provincial Police Association said a meeting is being held tonight in Caledonia so the association can hear the concerns of officers who have been told not to wear riot gear or tactical uniforms when dealing with native protestors, are being sent out without proper back-up and are left wondering if commanding officers and the courts will back them up when they try to enforce the law.
“Due to the political pressures and optics involved with this, the OPP seems to be bending their own rules while sacrificing officer safety,” Karl Walsh said. “Optics don’t have any place on the front lines at Caledonia.”
The OPP have had a fluctuating presence at the protest ever since natives began occupying a housing development they claim is being built on their land. At some points, it’s been nothing more than a single OPP officer watching from a parked cruiser. At other times, officers have physically stood between natives and Caledonia residents as tempers flared.
Front-line officers feel they haven’t had a strong enough presence at the barricades.
The “deviation from the usual training and standards” of the OPP “has been an underlying concern from the get-go” in Caledonia, said Walsh.
So far, 13 officers have been injured while assigned to the stand-off. Some injuries could have been avoided if officers had been allowed to follow their usual procedures, officers say.
`It’s okay to have an officer walking around in tactical uniform at Wasaga Beach on a long weekend, but it’s not okay in Caledonia’
Karl Walsh, president of Ontario Provincial Police Association
For instance, the highly trained and heavily armed members of the OPP tactical team have not been allowed to wear their tactical uniforms. … more
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1647002/posts