Friday, June 8, 2007

Intelligencer: Lawyer says lawsuits are a scare tactic, ‘Absurd’

Belleville Intelligencer

Suing Shawn Brant and two other protesters from April’s Deseronto-area CN rail blockade seems to be an attempt to deter other natives from taking similar action on the upcoming national day of protest, says the Toronto-area lawyer representing one of the defendants. (Edit: Duh)

The multimillion-dollar lawsuit from CN Rail, served last month on Brant, Jason Maracle and Tara Green, appears to be an attempt to “make an example of them” in light of a national day of action planned for June 29, said Howard Morton, who is representing Green in the lawsuit.

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