Haldimand OPP have taken the unusual step of issuing a curfew for young people to combat mischief.On the weekend, Haldimand police plucked three young people off the streets and took them home. In each case, the parents weren’t aware their children were out, police said in a news release.
In one incident, some young people were found under the Caledonia bridge breaking bottles. One youth was charged, while others fled the scene, sending text messages to their friends warning them not to come, say police.
Police believe word of their crackdown on mischief must have spread because their were only six mischief incidents reported over the weekend and most of them were minor. The exception was some graffiti spray painted on buildings in Dunnville. Most of the words and images were directed at police.
Under the Child and Family Services Act, police are able to take any child under 16 off the street if they are in a public place between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. and not accompanied by an adult. Police may take a child home or to a place of safety.
Courtesy of www.CaledoniaWakeupCall.com
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Uranium protesters win support; Algonquins blockade mine site with a little help from their friends
The smell of campfire and fresh coffee hangs low in the afternoon heat here at this abandoned tremolite mine where about a dozen Algonquins have been hunkered down in protest for the last two weeks.A small child rides his bicycle in the gravel, the sound of crunching rocks fading as he weaves between trailers and outhouses, while the grownups chat in the shade underneath a dark tent. A towering grey structure, used during the mine’s operational days, now bears the Algonquin’s red flag, as does the wire-mesh gate guarding the site. The words “No Surrender” hang over the gate on a wooden panel in neon-orange spray paint.
This land has been claimed. (Edit: OCCUPIED)
“We aren’t going anywhere,” says Doreen Davis, the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nations chief. “As Algonquins, we have a duty to protect the land. We have no choice.”
What the protesters want from Queen’s Park is a declared moratorium on mining. Asked how long they’d be willing to wait, Davis immediately says “forever.”
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This land has been claimed. (Edit: OCCUPIED)
“We aren’t going anywhere,” says Doreen Davis, the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nations chief. “As Algonquins, we have a duty to protect the land. We have no choice.”
What the protesters want from Queen’s Park is a declared moratorium on mining. Asked how long they’d be willing to wait, Davis immediately says “forever.”
Read the full story here
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
OPP works toward the greater good: Fantino
The inconvenience caused by the recent Aboriginal Day of Action spurred many to criticize the OPP for not charging in with guns blazing, Commissioner Julian Fantino said in Cobourg last week. But the law includes an element of discretion, he added in an address to the Cobourg Rotary Club, and they felt a call to serve the greater good of all.
“At the end of the day, we didn’t have a repeat of what happened at Caledonia, we didn’t have a repeat of what happened at Oka, and we didn’t spill a drop of blood,” Commissioner Fantino stated.
The commissioner has also been criticized for speaking out bluntly but, as he pointed out, this is every Canadian citizen’s right - and he didn’t surrender that right in 1969 when he entered the field. He fails to mention how he tried to force Hamilton Police officer Dave Hartless to surrender his right to freedom of speech for being a resident of Caledonia.
“I am driven by the sense of doing what’s right because it is the right thing to do, and I really don’t care about the popularity contest,” he said. “If it’s the truth, and it needs to be said, I intend to continue doing that.”
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“At the end of the day, we didn’t have a repeat of what happened at Caledonia, we didn’t have a repeat of what happened at Oka, and we didn’t spill a drop of blood,” Commissioner Fantino stated.
The commissioner has also been criticized for speaking out bluntly but, as he pointed out, this is every Canadian citizen’s right - and he didn’t surrender that right in 1969 when he entered the field. He fails to mention how he tried to force Hamilton Police officer Dave Hartless to surrender his right to freedom of speech for being a resident of Caledonia.
“I am driven by the sense of doing what’s right because it is the right thing to do, and I really don’t care about the popularity contest,” he said. “If it’s the truth, and it needs to be said, I intend to continue doing that.”
Read the full story here
Sunday, July 8, 2007
‘Only the beginning,’ Mohawks vow
In a show of solidarity with other aboriginal protesters across Canada yesterday, Mohawks shut one of Montreal’s busiest bridges for 80 minutes at lunchtime and slowed morning rush-hour traffic to a crawl on highways through the Kahnawake reserve.
“It’s our experience with the government of Canada that you have to hit them over the head with a two-by-four to get their attention,” Joe Deom, a traditional longhouse elder, said after walking up the deserted Mercier Bridge with 150 other flag-waving protesters at noon hour.
“This is not the end - this is only the beginning.” The Mohawks’ day of protest began early, as rush-hour commuters could see a dozen purple and white flags of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy and red and yellow flags of the Warrior Society flying from the eastern girders of the Mercier.
“And as you can see, we’re getting their attention,” Deom told reporters.
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“It’s our experience with the government of Canada that you have to hit them over the head with a two-by-four to get their attention,” Joe Deom, a traditional longhouse elder, said after walking up the deserted Mercier Bridge with 150 other flag-waving protesters at noon hour.
“This is not the end - this is only the beginning.” The Mohawks’ day of protest began early, as rush-hour commuters could see a dozen purple and white flags of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy and red and yellow flags of the Warrior Society flying from the eastern girders of the Mercier.
“And as you can see, we’re getting their attention,” Deom told reporters.
Read the full story here
Trapped in the aboriginal narrative
All across the land, native leaders are beating the drums for tomorrow’s National Day of Action. The point of the protests, they claim, is to “educate” the rest of us about the terrible conditions endured by aboriginals. “Poverty among Canada’s first nations peoples rivals Third World conditions,” explains Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. “It’s this country’s dirty little secret.”
If so, it’s the worst-kept secret in the world. You’d have to be brain dead not to be aware of the poverty of the reserves, the awful housing, the bad water, the sickness, the suicides, the hopelessness. People have grown weary of this story because it never changes. Kashechewan and Davis Inlet and Pikangikum all blur together. Those poor children, they say. And then they change the channel.
Everyone is trapped in the narrative we’ve constructed to explain it. The Europeans arrived, wiped out most of the natives, stole their land and tried to stamp out their culture. All the dysfunction of aboriginal communities stems from the original sins of the conquerors. Only the restoration of their land and culture (plus more money) will restore their dignity and fortunes.
We now have a vast Indian industry of chiefs, government bureaucrats, lawyers, consultants and academics that is heavily invested in this narrative. Many of these people are well-meaning. They are also the chief obstacles to change, because their remedies make the problems worse.
Read the full story here
If so, it’s the worst-kept secret in the world. You’d have to be brain dead not to be aware of the poverty of the reserves, the awful housing, the bad water, the sickness, the suicides, the hopelessness. People have grown weary of this story because it never changes. Kashechewan and Davis Inlet and Pikangikum all blur together. Those poor children, they say. And then they change the channel.
Everyone is trapped in the narrative we’ve constructed to explain it. The Europeans arrived, wiped out most of the natives, stole their land and tried to stamp out their culture. All the dysfunction of aboriginal communities stems from the original sins of the conquerors. Only the restoration of their land and culture (plus more money) will restore their dignity and fortunes.
We now have a vast Indian industry of chiefs, government bureaucrats, lawyers, consultants and academics that is heavily invested in this narrative. Many of these people are well-meaning. They are also the chief obstacles to change, because their remedies make the problems worse.
Read the full story here
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Province trying to avoid Ombudsman
Ontario’s government must cringe every time Andre Marin opens his mouth.That’s because Ontario’s ombudsman rarely has a nice thing to say, which is understandable when you are charged with the task of being the province’s watchdog.
He is currently probing allegations against the Special Investigations Unit, a civilian agency charged with the task of investigating incidents between police departments and the public.But, according to the most recent criticism by Marin, the list of his targets could be, and should be, a lot longer.
The problem, he says, is that the government is deliberately trying to skirt his office to avoid his scathing criticisms.
“From the government’s perspective, the risk is much more contained when you go out and hire a contractor,” Marin said last week.
Marin’s assessment stems from the Ministry of Community Safety hiring an outside investigator, at added cost to taxpayers, to investigate the actions of OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino in relation to the land claim issue in Caledonia.
The McGuinty government has proven adept at blatantly detouring controversy by simply avoiding that which is controversial.In this case, it is Marin.
A month ago, it was displayed by the premier himself during question period.
It was at the height of the slush fund scandal, when the government was under fire for distributing grants to community groups, some with direct ties to the Liberals, with no formal application process or notification that the money was available.
At the time, NDP Leader Howard Hampton asked McGuinty to apologize for inferring the opposition parties were racist for questioning this use of taxpayer money.
Instead of apologizing, McGuinty went on a rambling verbal journey into health care.
In a stunning snub, he simply ignored the question put to him by another party leader.
It’s that attitude that has McGuinty in a pre-election flurry, re-promising promises he has already broken.
Read the full story here
He is currently probing allegations against the Special Investigations Unit, a civilian agency charged with the task of investigating incidents between police departments and the public.But, according to the most recent criticism by Marin, the list of his targets could be, and should be, a lot longer.
The problem, he says, is that the government is deliberately trying to skirt his office to avoid his scathing criticisms.
“From the government’s perspective, the risk is much more contained when you go out and hire a contractor,” Marin said last week.
Marin’s assessment stems from the Ministry of Community Safety hiring an outside investigator, at added cost to taxpayers, to investigate the actions of OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino in relation to the land claim issue in Caledonia.
The McGuinty government has proven adept at blatantly detouring controversy by simply avoiding that which is controversial.In this case, it is Marin.
A month ago, it was displayed by the premier himself during question period.
It was at the height of the slush fund scandal, when the government was under fire for distributing grants to community groups, some with direct ties to the Liberals, with no formal application process or notification that the money was available.
At the time, NDP Leader Howard Hampton asked McGuinty to apologize for inferring the opposition parties were racist for questioning this use of taxpayer money.
Instead of apologizing, McGuinty went on a rambling verbal journey into health care.
In a stunning snub, he simply ignored the question put to him by another party leader.
It’s that attitude that has McGuinty in a pre-election flurry, re-promising promises he has already broken.
Read the full story here
National chief statement on potential illegal protests on June 29
OTTAWA, June 27 - I am aware of public statements in recent days about intentions to disrupt traffic during the National Day of Action in support of First Nations on June 29.
While these comments have been widely reported they are isolated comments and do not reflect the position of the Assembly of First Nations, or the many First Nations across the country, who have organized peaceful and positive events that are inclusive of all Canadians.
We respectfully urge Canadians not to criminalize First Nations people with respect to the actions they plan to take on June 29 and beyond.
(edit: Phil asks that you don’t fight back against Terrorism.. The same Phil Fontaine who Shawn Brant says told him to do this)
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While these comments have been widely reported they are isolated comments and do not reflect the position of the Assembly of First Nations, or the many First Nations across the country, who have organized peaceful and positive events that are inclusive of all Canadians.
We respectfully urge Canadians not to criminalize First Nations people with respect to the actions they plan to take on June 29 and beyond.
(edit: Phil asks that you don’t fight back against Terrorism.. The same Phil Fontaine who Shawn Brant says told him to do this)
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Six Nations day of protest
The Six Nations band council has planned to distribute information on land claims at the Brantford casino on June 29.A convoy of vehicles will roll into the Brantford casino at 10 a.m. For two hours, people will conduct “a peaceful, respectful and educational event,” said Six Nations band council Chief Dave General. “But we need to share with our neighbours what our issues are.”
Six months ago, First Nations chiefs voted in favour of protests on June 29 to draw attention to First Nations land and human rights issues, poverty and racism.General said the day will involve a whole spectrum of direct action from those who will erect blockades to those who want to press their point with education.
Haldimand County OPP Inspector Dave McLean said “Let the day come and go,” “There are so many good people in both communities. Everyone is waiting for resolution so they can get back to their lives.” (EDIT: Read between the lines and that statement is “Just let yourselves be terrorized because the OPP won’t do anything to help you “)
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Six months ago, First Nations chiefs voted in favour of protests on June 29 to draw attention to First Nations land and human rights issues, poverty and racism.General said the day will involve a whole spectrum of direct action from those who will erect blockades to those who want to press their point with education.
Haldimand County OPP Inspector Dave McLean said “Let the day come and go,” “There are so many good people in both communities. Everyone is waiting for resolution so they can get back to their lives.” (EDIT: Read between the lines and that statement is “Just let yourselves be terrorized because the OPP won’t do anything to help you “)
Read the full story here
Monday, June 25, 2007
DAY OF PROTEST OR CONFLICT?
Canada’s native leaders are walking a fine line as they plan for a national day of protest on June 29. They hope to be dramatic enough to draw attention to poverty on reserves, stalled land claims and other issues, yet most insist they aren’t thinking blockades or confrontation.
“We don’t want to cause a major disruption in the lives of Canadians, but at the same time, we also want to make sure they understand that this is a crisis,” Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said in an interview this week from Ottawa. Fontaine himself recently pointed out that public sympathy for aboriginal concerns was highest during the Oka crisis in 1990. (EDIT: Phil feels killing a cop made us more sympathetic toward them?.. sure Phil)
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“We don’t want to cause a major disruption in the lives of Canadians, but at the same time, we also want to make sure they understand that this is a crisis,” Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said in an interview this week from Ottawa. Fontaine himself recently pointed out that public sympathy for aboriginal concerns was highest during the Oka crisis in 1990. (EDIT: Phil feels killing a cop made us more sympathetic toward them?.. sure Phil)
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Native access to human-rights complaints stalled over First Nations’ concerns
OTTAWA (CP) - Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice has accused Liberals of stalling native access to human rights legislation, even as First Nations say he’s imposing changes without their input or support.Once again Wednesday in the House of Commons, Prentice cited his efforts to protect the rights of native women in particular.
“He’s turning things around, making it look like we’re agreeing with him,” says Beverley Jacobs, president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada. “And right now we don’t.”
Prentice should show his commitment to human rights with enough cash to clean up decrepit housing and polluted water on reserves, Neville says. She and other critics say federal spending increases to about $10 billion this year for native programs have not kept pace with inflation, let alone population growth.
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“He’s turning things around, making it look like we’re agreeing with him,” says Beverley Jacobs, president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada. “And right now we don’t.”
Prentice should show his commitment to human rights with enough cash to clean up decrepit housing and polluted water on reserves, Neville says. She and other critics say federal spending increases to about $10 billion this year for native programs have not kept pace with inflation, let alone population growth.
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Six Nations holds firm on negotiating; Sub-chief Hill says treaties outweigh new legislation
Haldimand News - A unique process already underway on Six Nations land claims and rights will continue outside pending federal legislation intended to expedite resolutions for First Nations across Canada.“It’s not going to apply,” said federal negotiator Ron Doering after a recent meeting where Canada’s (appeasement) offer of $125 million to Six Nations was discussed. “We have our own separate mandate outside the claims policy.”
At the recent lands meeting, Doering reminded Six Nations representatives that the $125 million to release the four claims came with conditions including leaving Douglas Creek Estates in Caledonia and agreeing, through community consensus, to a final deal on the four issues.Doering said Six Nations provided a formal response asking the federal government how it arrived at the $125 million amount. Later this month, federal representatives will give a presentation on Canada’s position on the Moulton and Burtch tracts. These are not large dollar claims, he said.
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At the recent lands meeting, Doering reminded Six Nations representatives that the $125 million to release the four claims came with conditions including leaving Douglas Creek Estates in Caledonia and agreeing, through community consensus, to a final deal on the four issues.Doering said Six Nations provided a formal response asking the federal government how it arrived at the $125 million amount. Later this month, federal representatives will give a presentation on Canada’s position on the Moulton and Burtch tracts. These are not large dollar claims, he said.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
OPP boss speaks out; Union is critical of aboriginals who defy law
The president of the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) spoke out against First Nations peoples who breach the peace at protest sites last week.
Karl Walsh, president of the 8,100-member OPPA called on all native leaders and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Phil Fontaine, to take responsibility for the actions of aboriginal people at protest sites and instruct them on what constitutes a peaceful demonstration.
The OPPA president said the matter needs to be raised because it was conspicuously absent in Commissioner Sidney Linden’s report on the Ipperwash Inquiry released May 31. In it, the commissioner outlined suggestions for police and governments in handling protests.
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Karl Walsh, president of the 8,100-member OPPA called on all native leaders and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Phil Fontaine, to take responsibility for the actions of aboriginal people at protest sites and instruct them on what constitutes a peaceful demonstration.
The OPPA president said the matter needs to be raised because it was conspicuously absent in Commissioner Sidney Linden’s report on the Ipperwash Inquiry released May 31. In it, the commissioner outlined suggestions for police and governments in handling protests.
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“Red-X” Tells the Feds: “Quit Blowing Smoke Up Our Butts”
By the Mohawk Nation News: A Native Publication.
Ottawa is asking Phil Fontaine, the Walkie-Talkie Wizard of the AFN [Assembly of First Nations] to order us to stop expressing ourselves on June 29th and to go back into our hole. The Red-X asked, “Is [Prime Minister] Steve Harper responsible for wiping every Canadian’s butt? Is George Bush at fault for every American’s stupidity?” Phil’s not our leader. He’s theirs. We don’t pay him. They do. This double talk is so annoying. The Red-X arrived on his silver eagle from the west where the sun never sleeps, to look over our vast great expanse of Indigenous territory, now scarred and polluted by centuries of cruel occupation.
Red-X said, “What’s this ota [crap] about appointing “neutral” mediators on land claims? If they’re appointed by the feds, they ain’t neutral”. The feds don’t want to negotiate fairly, that’s the bottom line. When it comes right down to it, the Red-X said, “If it looks like ota, and it stinks like ota, then it sure as hell is ota!”
It’s the colonists who lie, steal and promote violence. Violence is threatening and setting conditions to resolve their claims to our land. Look at Mohawk Shawn Brant of Tyendinaga! After a 30-hour rail blockade, the whole world knows about our plight. It affected the white mans dollars. The public supported us even though they were inconvenienced.
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Ottawa is asking Phil Fontaine, the Walkie-Talkie Wizard of the AFN [Assembly of First Nations] to order us to stop expressing ourselves on June 29th and to go back into our hole. The Red-X asked, “Is [Prime Minister] Steve Harper responsible for wiping every Canadian’s butt? Is George Bush at fault for every American’s stupidity?” Phil’s not our leader. He’s theirs. We don’t pay him. They do. This double talk is so annoying. The Red-X arrived on his silver eagle from the west where the sun never sleeps, to look over our vast great expanse of Indigenous territory, now scarred and polluted by centuries of cruel occupation.
Red-X said, “What’s this ota [crap] about appointing “neutral” mediators on land claims? If they’re appointed by the feds, they ain’t neutral”. The feds don’t want to negotiate fairly, that’s the bottom line. When it comes right down to it, the Red-X said, “If it looks like ota, and it stinks like ota, then it sure as hell is ota!”
It’s the colonists who lie, steal and promote violence. Violence is threatening and setting conditions to resolve their claims to our land. Look at Mohawk Shawn Brant of Tyendinaga! After a 30-hour rail blockade, the whole world knows about our plight. It affected the white mans dollars. The public supported us even though they were inconvenienced.
Read the full story here
Harper’s process doesn’t affect Six Nations
GRAND RIVER TERRITORY SIX NATIONS-Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s announcement Tuesday of changes to Canada’s land claim process does not affect Six Nations, or its land rights negotiations, says Mohawk Chief Allen MacNaughton, lead negotiator for the Six Nations Haudenoniso Confederacy Council.
Mohawk Chief MacNaughton said Harper’s announcement “is not a step forward at all.“ In fact, Chief MacNaughton said the Conservative government has taken a step back by forcing a limit on claims and a cap.
He said the federal crown has told Six Nations and the Canadian public, they cannot settle Six Nations land rights with land because Canada doesn’t have any land, “ We agree with Minister (of Indian Affairs Jim) Prentice . So if Canada doesn’t have any land they need to make arrangements, because they are squatting right now.”
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Mohawk Chief MacNaughton said Harper’s announcement “is not a step forward at all.“ In fact, Chief MacNaughton said the Conservative government has taken a step back by forcing a limit on claims and a cap.
He said the federal crown has told Six Nations and the Canadian public, they cannot settle Six Nations land rights with land because Canada doesn’t have any land, “ We agree with Minister (of Indian Affairs Jim) Prentice . So if Canada doesn’t have any land they need to make arrangements, because they are squatting right now.”
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
McGuinty calls Tory plan to keep promises “reckless”
Dalton McGuinty is smiling less and less these days, and with good reason. The early stages of John Tory’s platform for the upcoming election are shaping up beautifully and to say Dalton is struggling would be an understatement. Let’s have a look at the opposing platforms thus far.
John Tory promises there will be one law for all. No special treatment for Native Terrorists.
McGuinty is standing on a very shaky, completely biased IpperWhiteWash report which recommends that police abandon law & order in favor of “Sensitivity to Aboriginal needs”. His answer to the announced 2007 Summer of Terrorism? Ask the criminals to please behave.
John Tory promises to dispose of the multi Billion dollar per year tax that McGuinty created shortly after being elected on the platform of “I will NOT raise taxes”. Tory further promises to increase health care spending by 5% annually and not to raise taxes.
McGuinty plans to keep stealing that extra $900 per year from your pocket despite a budget surplus in Ontario. He continues to pay a provincial negotiator who can accomplish nothing $1300 per day to sit in on the Caledonia / Six Nations negotiations, and has spent literally dozens of Millions of your tax dollars to appease the Terrorists who illegally occupied DCE. His official comment to thousands of Liberals gathered in Richmond Hill for a conference this past weekend was that it would be “reckless” to dispose of the $2.5 Billion tax he promised not to create in the first place.
In a weak attempt to keep up to Tory, McGuinty has promised not to raise taxes if re-elected. Yes folks, the same Dalton McGuinty who was elected in 2003 on the bold faced lie of ” I will not raise taxes if elected ” is now saying ” I will not raise taxes if re-elected “
In essence John Tory is promising to keep the promise made by McGuinty 4 years ago, and undo the damage that Dalton has done to this Province since taking office. A strategy that so far is extremely simplistic yet absolutely brilliant!
Stay tuned to www.caledoniawakeupcall.com throughout the summer for continuing coverage of the train wreck (no pun intended) that is McGuinty’s last months in office.
Jeff Parkinson
Caledonia Wakeup Call
Jeff@CaledoniaWakeupCall.com
John Tory promises there will be one law for all. No special treatment for Native Terrorists.
McGuinty is standing on a very shaky, completely biased IpperWhiteWash report which recommends that police abandon law & order in favor of “Sensitivity to Aboriginal needs”. His answer to the announced 2007 Summer of Terrorism? Ask the criminals to please behave.
John Tory promises to dispose of the multi Billion dollar per year tax that McGuinty created shortly after being elected on the platform of “I will NOT raise taxes”. Tory further promises to increase health care spending by 5% annually and not to raise taxes.
McGuinty plans to keep stealing that extra $900 per year from your pocket despite a budget surplus in Ontario. He continues to pay a provincial negotiator who can accomplish nothing $1300 per day to sit in on the Caledonia / Six Nations negotiations, and has spent literally dozens of Millions of your tax dollars to appease the Terrorists who illegally occupied DCE. His official comment to thousands of Liberals gathered in Richmond Hill for a conference this past weekend was that it would be “reckless” to dispose of the $2.5 Billion tax he promised not to create in the first place.
In a weak attempt to keep up to Tory, McGuinty has promised not to raise taxes if re-elected. Yes folks, the same Dalton McGuinty who was elected in 2003 on the bold faced lie of ” I will not raise taxes if elected ” is now saying ” I will not raise taxes if re-elected “
In essence John Tory is promising to keep the promise made by McGuinty 4 years ago, and undo the damage that Dalton has done to this Province since taking office. A strategy that so far is extremely simplistic yet absolutely brilliant!
Stay tuned to www.caledoniawakeupcall.com throughout the summer for continuing coverage of the train wreck (no pun intended) that is McGuinty’s last months in office.
Jeff Parkinson
Caledonia Wakeup Call
Jeff@CaledoniaWakeupCall.com
$2.5 Billion over 10 years - PM Harper’s New Plan
It’s All About Money - YOUR Money
$2.5 Billion over 10 years
Mississauga New Credit Chief states that is not Enough to cover just one of their Claims - What about the other 800 claims?
Click Here for Full Coverage of this plan for appeasement
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$2.5 Billion over 10 years
Mississauga New Credit Chief states that is not Enough to cover just one of their Claims - What about the other 800 claims?
Click Here for Full Coverage of this plan for appeasement
Be sure to check back frequently for updated news and video
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Independent body to speed up system. Announcement today timed to defuse threats of illegal protests by native bands
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will try to calm agitation for aboriginal protests this summer by announcing today the creation of an independent tribunal to speed the settlement of native land claims.
Today’s announcement is timed to defuse threats of illegal and possibly violent demonstrations on some reserves. The Assembly of First Nations is also calling for a “day of action,” including protest, on June 29.
Yesterday, Chief Terrence Nelson applauded Harper for agreeing to reform the land-claims system, but said he could not call off his blockade because of “the simple promise of another white man.”
Instead, Nelson sent a letter to Canadian National, offering a five-year “truce” with the company in return for CN’s agreement to voluntarily halt trains along the disputed tracks the night of June 29, as well as a CN promise to pressure Ottawa on land claims.
“We’re certainly not stepping down our protest,” Nelson said. “What we’re trying to do is sit down properly and negotiate, before things get out of control.”
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Today’s announcement is timed to defuse threats of illegal and possibly violent demonstrations on some reserves. The Assembly of First Nations is also calling for a “day of action,” including protest, on June 29.
Yesterday, Chief Terrence Nelson applauded Harper for agreeing to reform the land-claims system, but said he could not call off his blockade because of “the simple promise of another white man.”
Instead, Nelson sent a letter to Canadian National, offering a five-year “truce” with the company in return for CN’s agreement to voluntarily halt trains along the disputed tracks the night of June 29, as well as a CN promise to pressure Ottawa on land claims.
“We’re certainly not stepping down our protest,” Nelson said. “What we’re trying to do is sit down properly and negotiate, before things get out of control.”
Read the full story here
Ipperwash Inquiry - Where’s Mike Harris when you need him?
People are disappointed with the recommendations coming out of the Ipperwash Inquiry, but they shouldn’t come as a surprise.
The same old reactionary approach to dealing with native occupations should have been expected last week. The McGuinty Liberals never intended to get to the root of such standoffs, but rather wanted to see former Premier Mike Harris crash and burn.
Justice Sidney Linden was given a mandate to 1. lead an independent public inquiry into the events surrounding the death of Dudley George in 1995 and 2. “to make recommendation to help avoid violence in similar circumstances.”
The mandate says nothing about upholding laws and justice, or deciphering right from wrong. His task was essentially: How to react when a bunch of natives come and claim land? The report could be called Damage control in the face of accepted native terrorism.
How pointless was this report, $25 million later?
Read the full story here Kudo’s to Bill Jackson of The Regional for an excellent article!
The same old reactionary approach to dealing with native occupations should have been expected last week. The McGuinty Liberals never intended to get to the root of such standoffs, but rather wanted to see former Premier Mike Harris crash and burn.
Justice Sidney Linden was given a mandate to 1. lead an independent public inquiry into the events surrounding the death of Dudley George in 1995 and 2. “to make recommendation to help avoid violence in similar circumstances.”
The mandate says nothing about upholding laws and justice, or deciphering right from wrong. His task was essentially: How to react when a bunch of natives come and claim land? The report could be called Damage control in the face of accepted native terrorism.
How pointless was this report, $25 million later?
Read the full story here Kudo’s to Bill Jackson of The Regional for an excellent article!
Pinocchio Premier
Forgive us for being a tad bit cynical over Premier Dalton McGuinty’s recent pledge that he would not raise taxes if re-elected this October.
We all remember McGuinty’s infamous pledge during the 2003 election campaign: “I won’t cut your taxes… but I won’t raise them either.”
In 2004, the Pinocchio Premier and his Gepetto Finance Minister Greg Sorbara announced the dreaded $2.4 billion health premium, which cost taxpayers between $300 to $900 a year, depending on income. So much for the promise not to raise taxes.
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We all remember McGuinty’s infamous pledge during the 2003 election campaign: “I won’t cut your taxes… but I won’t raise them either.”
In 2004, the Pinocchio Premier and his Gepetto Finance Minister Greg Sorbara announced the dreaded $2.4 billion health premium, which cost taxpayers between $300 to $900 a year, depending on income. So much for the promise not to raise taxes.
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Pursuing justice for aborignials by Jim Prentice
In recent weeks, Canadians have had occasion to reflect on the historic relationship between Canada and its First Nations. Canada’s aboriginal leadership has announced that June 29 will be a “National Day of Action.”
The recent report of Justice Sidney Linden, Commissioner of the Ipperwash Inquiry, has highlighted once again that remedying historic injustices is crucial to improving the relationship between aboriginal Canadians and their governments. (Edit: It’s a day of Terrorism and Jim knows it, the Ipperwhitewash report was a bird cage liner written to appease violent thugs)
I wish to be very clear about the approach of the Government of Canada to dealing with the concerns of aboriginal Canadians across the country. (Edit: I’ll do it for you Jim. Appeasement, Appeasement, Appeasement)
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The recent report of Justice Sidney Linden, Commissioner of the Ipperwash Inquiry, has highlighted once again that remedying historic injustices is crucial to improving the relationship between aboriginal Canadians and their governments. (Edit: It’s a day of Terrorism and Jim knows it, the Ipperwhitewash report was a bird cage liner written to appease violent thugs)
I wish to be very clear about the approach of the Government of Canada to dealing with the concerns of aboriginal Canadians across the country. (Edit: I’ll do it for you Jim. Appeasement, Appeasement, Appeasement)
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