Entries categorized as ‘Michael Bryant’
UPDATE 2140 EST July 15/08:
CD98.9, July 15/08: Six Nations Assault Police [PDF] - Dwayne Scott Maracle charged with Assault, Resist Arrest, Obstruct Police, Mischief. Police still looking for second man who punched an officer.
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Less than one day after CANACE released three hardhitting editorials criticizing the harebrained plan by Brantford developers and their ‘Haldimand Tract Good Neighbours Coalition’ to sell out the rule of law in Canada, the thugs who were to benefit from the scheme demonstrated, for all to see, the mindnumbing folly of the plan to ask municipalities to pay native extortionists with taxpayers’ money.
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Categories: CANACE · Caledonia - Dec 01/07 · Courage & Cowardice · Courage & Sacrifice · How low can they go? · MUST SEE · Michael Bryant · Native Protests - Brantford · Native Protests - Caledonia · One Law for All!
UPDATE 1245 EST May 26/08: Fantino has emergency meeting with Six Nations Confederacy chiefs, tells them he will enforce court orders against native protesters. See ‘End of the beginning’ for struggle against race-based policing.’
While CANACE can’t take credit for all the dramatic developments that have taken place recently, they do seem to coincide with CANACE activism and education efforts.
A quick refresher:
- On May 07/08 CANACE released our latest report, ‘Legalized MYTHS of Illegal Occupations‘ to a packed Cayuga Hall that included business people and developers. MPP Toby Barrett spoke to the crowd and provided an update about Deseronto.
- On May 08/08 CANACE directors met with two federal MPs at a resident’s home in Caledonia where we supplied them with copies of 4 CANACE reports. We have received confirmation that 20 copies of these reports were distributed ‘broadly’ in Ottawa and are ‘causing quite a stir.’
- On May 12/08 CANACE was authorized to gather evidence at a construction site in Cayuga for the purpose of laying criminal charges against native blockaders. Charges should be filed via ‘private informations’ by the end of next week. The OPP subsequently advised the builders that their Criminal division was ‘investigating.’
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The Ontario PCs pounded Michael Bryant this week over alleged interference with the OPP in connection with the 4 day Six Nations highway blockade that began on April 25/08. The blockade was begun to force the OPP to stop arresting native protesters in Deseronto. During the blockade, natives threatened to ‘carve up’ OPP officers and kill their families.
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UPDATED 1054 EST April 28/08
On April 23, 2008, just one day after personally serving Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant with notices under the Libel and Slander Act for his public comments about me, my complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Commission and CANACE co-founder Gary McHale, OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino appeared on the John Oakley Show on AM640 Toronto Radio and earned the right to a similar notice by falsely accusing us of being ‘involved’ in violence and having a violent agenda.
Bryant is served, CANACE helps Mayor Trainer expose a key OPP fabrication
I served Bryant right before the start of his meeting with Haldimand Council on April 22/08 while he was going around the room shaking hands.
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I just sent a message to the Toronto Star requesting that they do a follow-up story on Bryant’s attack on my Human Rights complaint and/or allow me to write a detailed rebuttal op-ed piece:
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sent via submission form accessed through online story at: http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/411097
April 14/08
Re: Michael Bryant’s comments about me in ‘Fantino asked to attend mediation,’ April 07/08
Dear Toronto Star:
I am writing to request that you write a follow-up story regarding my efforts to obtain an apology from Minister Bryant for his derogatory remarks about me and my complaint, and/or publish my comprehensive op-ed rebuttal.
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Categories: Human Rights complaints · Michael Bryant · Native Protests - Caledonia · One Law for All! · True North - NOT free! · Truth in Media · VoC News
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Caledonia resident Donna Reid sent me a copy of a letter she sent to the National Post’s Jonathan Kay today in which she takes on Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant for his shocking comments published in the Toronto Star April 07/08 that disparaged me, Gary McHale and my complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Commission against OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino.
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Categories: Human Rights complaints · MUST SEE · Michael Bryant · Native Protests - Caledonia · One Law for All! · True North - NOT free! · VoC News
UPDATE 1922 EST April 14/08: New category added - ‘Human Rights complaints’
UPDATE 1956 EST April 11/08: Caledonia resident takes on Aboriginal Affairs Minister over anti-Human Rights comments
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“Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant said the human rights complaint doesn’t help resolve a complex situation dating back hundreds of years. Most people don’t have much sympathy for Vandermaas or McHale after their tense rallies in the divided town, he said.
“Their activity, generally-speaking, is extremely harmful and, as far as I can tell, unwelcome by everybody,” Bryant said. “I know a lot of people in Caledonia feel that they’re individuals who are just trying to get attention for themselves and are, in fact, stirring it up.””
Toronto Star/Canadian Press, April 07/08: Fantino asked to attend rights mediation [PDF reprint included in this doc]
Background to our complaints to the Ontario Human Rights Commission
The struggle against race-based policing has been a long, exhausting, frustrating, exhilarating (sometimes!) process. After the arrest of Gary McHale and me on Dec 16/06 during a protest to support Caledonia resident Bo Chausse - arrested for trying to raise a Canadian flag on Dec 02/06 - we did everything possible to expose these outrageous violations of basic Charter rights by the OPP.
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Less than one day after CANACE released three hardhitting editorials criticizing the harebrained plan by Brantford developers and their ‘Haldimand Tract Good Neighbours Coalition’ to sell out the rule of law in Canada, the thugs who were to benefit from the scheme demonstrated, for all to see, the mindnumbing folly of the plan to ask municipalities to pay native extortionists with taxpayers’ money.
