The Human Rights racket has hardly skipped a beat, despite the humiliation suffered at the hands of the Levant and Steyn fiascos. This beauty comes to us courtesy the Saskatchewan HRC.
The essence of the discrimination ruling appears to have occurred at two points near the end of a heated exchange. During that afternoon of June 8, 2006, Pontes was angry that Tataquason had been there for more than an hour, drinking coffee and talking to his wife while she worked. Tataquason testified that Pontes told him; “Can’t you see she’s working? Get out, this isn’t the friendship centre!”
At other points in his testimony, Tataquason instead used the words “friendship inn.” Saskatoon’s Indian and Metis Friendship Centre is ethnically based while the Friendship Inn is not. The distinction was not noted in the ruling by tribunal member Donald Worme.
The other remark came as Tataquason was being escorted out. Tataquason told Pontes he’d “contact the chiefs and complain about the way Mr. Pontes treated First Nations people.”
Pontes told Tataquason to “go ahead and call his chief.”
Tataquason said he was “deeply hurt” by the remarks. It caused him to “trigger” memories of residential schools he has tried to bury since childhood. Tataquason testified that he “spiraled into depression,” leaving him unable to work. The remark is also responsible for his return to drug use, his marriage breakup, his homelessness and his committing petty crimes, Tataquason testified.
His then-common law wife, Roseann Durocher, testified it also caused her to return to substance abuse. She testified she “wholly believes” Pontes evicted Tataquason because of his race.
But there’s more – the tribunal member who handed down the ruling is Donald Worme.
Don’s legal practice has been focused primarily on those issues that impact Aboriginal people individually as well as on issues affecting First Nations governments and entities. He has been active in promoting and protecting both the collective rights of Treaty First Nation people, and defending and advocating the individual legal rights of Aboriginal people in numerous legal and public forums. Social justice issues, primarily restorative justice, for First Nations people and communities remains an important focus on Don’s legal practice.
Pontes has been ordered to pay $7,000 – and he says he ain’t going to.
I agree – “Congratulate John Pontes on being one of the last men with a functioning set of balls in all of Canada:”
The Cataquiddick case looks stronger by the day.
Ron in Kelowna wrote: “Before Warren Kinsella’s cat remarks, Chinese Food was my favourite. Appology or not, the damage is done in my mind – I may never be able to bring myself to eat at their restaurants again.”
I experienced this during the superbowl yesterday as well. I was wondering what to get for takeout, since neither my wife or any of my girlfriends can cook, and referred to those restaurants of my youth and we always had Chinese food during the football game. Than our little kitty cat Cheetah, not to be confused with our pet sea-kitty which lives in the fishbowl, climbed up my leg and I had a terrible flashback to a weathery, scraggy, leather-like, fell from the top of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down, nimkimpoopish looking face of a man who obviously was raised by a weak father, close-up and the words “and they put the pork in it, and the pork mostly resembled CAT” were clearly and precisely mouthed by the voice that which belonged to Liberal Opposition leader, MICHAEL IGNATIEFF’S Rovian-esque communications and war room director WARREN KINSELLA.
Needless to say I ordered a 3 piece meal with 2 ribs and a wing with gravy instead of the coleslaw @ KFC instead.
I don’t think I could ever bring myself to eat at one of their restaurants ever again. And I would have Chinese prepared food at least 3 times a month, $120 a month. But never again after what Liberal Opposition Leader Michael Ignatieff’s right hand man Warren Kinsella said about pork in Chinese food equalling cat.
You have an extraordinary way with words Glenn. What a revolting picture you painted. Just because of Catworm Kinsella we are going to be subsidizing Chinese Restaurants! Does Catworm have vested interests – does he own shares in that restaurant he trashed and now he wants it subsidized so he has driven off any business they might have had in these tough economic times? eg. now that restaurant can sue the Canadian people because we allowed Catworm access to a keyboard and the Internet.
It is all the taxpayer’s fault!! I hear it now. Coming down through 10,000 wocks. No voltage required.
Things that make me go hummm?
Why don’t we set up a fund for this guy to pay his fine? I’ll toss in five bucks….before we know it, we’ll raise the 7 grand he needs and tell Donald “the” Worme to stuff it…
“Donald Worme”…fitting handle.
I applaud the target of this cultural Marxist show trial in not appearing nor acknowledging the klepto-kangaroo process or it’s judgements as legitimate.
I suggest any substantially normal Canadian similarly attacked by the Klepto kangaroos to do likewise.
Let’s see …. being told to go away and quit bothering an employee at work is sufficient grounds for returning to a world of bad choices and stupid behaviour. Sounds legitimate to me when considering that, in today’s world, it’s always someone else’s fault.
Donald Worme’s background and involvement is interesting:
“Don Worme was appointed a member of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal in November of 2001. Mr. Worme is a partner with Semaganis Worme & Missens law firm”.
In 2004 he was acting as a lawyer for one of the families in the Saskatoon “Starlight tours” -“Stonechild Inquiry”
Later on he was part of the Ontario “Ipperwash Inquiry” – listed as a lawyer but NOT a member of the SHRC;
June 2008 he represented DUMAS in a case in Winnipeg.
Given his involvement in high profile cases, I believe he should not have been a tribunal member in this latest case due to a potential conflict of interest – perceived or real.
It is surprising that a member of the Sask. Human Rights Commission is free to continue in high profile law cases/suits at the same time he holds a position with the human rights commission.
I can understand the BMW now.
In a perfect world, the Nuremberg trials would still be running so they could continue hanging fascists like this lot.
I’d like to see HRC brownshirts hanging from every tree from Ottawa to Berlin.
Could someone post something offensive about me, as a half breed I’ll take you to half dozen HRCs across the land and I’ll split my pain and suffering award with the offender. Hay why should only lawyers and the snot and bawlers get a free pass to shake down hardworking Canadians.
Note: I’m not easily offended and my mother does wear army boots.
Warwick, y’mean Kitchener? ~:D
But you know, that’s a terrible thing you’re suggesting. Terrible. I mean cluttering the trees like that, wasting perfectly good rope…
OK Rose…I will try on “der Lying Jackel’s” site.
I am not thrilled with being sued but as I recall part of the W v. L transcript – the website owner gets to shoulder the costs. dLJ already has a $1.2 Million suit against him so what can another $5 mil hurt?
Something to the effect your Mother, (of questionable parentage) wears used army boots and eats Chinese food with the ingrediants Jackel recommended??
I love it when a plan comes together.
Where did they come up with $7000.00?
Was that the lazy coffee drinkers earned income since he got out of residential school?
Did she advise her employer that she was a drug abuser, only one upset away from falling off the wagon?
Sorry, shouldn’t have said wagon, could remind them of settlers and other previous nightmares.
Half what, Rose? You may not qualify if you’re not half the right identifiable victim group. Half Chinese will only get you snarky comments about cats in the dim sum from the HRC types.
Phantom,
It’s not a waste of rope. Rope can be re-used. Even leftards should be behind a plan which uses reuseable gear to hand them with. It’s very environmentally friendly. Bullets are expensive and only the casings can be reused.
I’m half Native or Mi’kmag and half Scottish, yea I know I have anger issues. Come on LS that’s the best ya got, I could pose as a Chinese person Phantom I look AmerAsian. Hell it’s not like the truth has any merit at these shake down trials/tribunals?
It’s hard finding offense ya know, damn you cons to hell why can’t you be more hateful? I need a new truck for gawds sake.
Rose wrote: “I could pose as a Chinese person Phantom I look AmerAsian.”
AmerAsian women are sexy!
“The temptation by the left to use the justice system for political purposes is more resilient than the cockroach”
Ziiiiinnnnng !
My favourite quote from 09 thus far. Well done!
mhb23re