National Post editorial board: More injustice from Caledonia
National Post Editorial Board Dec 27, 2011 – 6:03 PM ET
The Liberal government of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has been rightly criticized for allowing race-based policing to prevail during the native occupation of a land development site near the town of Caledonia, Ont. After natives forced construction activity to stop in a new housing development adjacent to Six Nations land in 2006, native activists also set up blockades on both public and private property. The native protesters were able to act with impunity while the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) concerned themselves with “peacekeeping.” Non-native Ontarians, however, including local residents, still found themselves subject to the law as per normal.
It was a disgraceful period in Ontario’s history. Unfortunately, as a recent criminal case related to the occupation reveals, it is clear that race-based justice remains the norm — for proof, one need look no further than the absurdly light sentence meted out to the native man who beat Sam Gualtieri nearly to death. Read More »
National Post Editorial Board Dec 27, 2011 – 6:03 PM ET
The Liberal government of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has been rightly criticized for allowing race-based policing to prevail during the native occupation of a land development site near the town of Caledonia, Ont. After natives forced construction activity to stop in a new housing development adjacent to Six Nations land in 2006, native activists also set up blockades on both public and private property. The native protesters were able to act with impunity while the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) concerned themselves with “peacekeeping.” Non-native Ontarians, however, including local residents, still found themselves subject to the law as per normal.
It was a disgraceful period in Ontario’s history. Unfortunately, as a recent criminal case related to the occupation reveals, it is clear that race-based justice remains the norm — for proof, one need look no further than the absurdly light sentence meted out to the native man who beat Sam Gualtieri nearly to death. Read More »
When the State gives any group special status to ‘keep the peace,’ violence is always the result.
By Kathy Shaidle on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
By Kathy Shaidle on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
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