Elected officials in this southern Ontario community say they’ll march on Parliament Hill with local residents if Ottawa doesn’t act soon to end numerous aboriginal land disputes in Haldimand County.
“We’re the victim,” Mayor Marie Trainer said yesterday during a news conference where she called for the federal government to adopt “an accelerated process” for resolving land claims in her county.
“We’re the pilot project for natives to see what they can get in occupations across the country.”
With five of six councillors standing in a semicircle behind her, Trainer called for a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and suggested he appoint local MP and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley as “minister responsible for Haldimand County, to ensure that claim settlements are given the highest priority.”
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