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July 13, 2011
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Office of The Honourable Senator Bob Runciman
351 East Block
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A4
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Dear Senator Runciman:
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As a former UN peacekeeper and Caledonia activist who has devoted countless hours to denouncing the OPP/McGuinty government’s substitution of ‘peacekeeping’ in lieu of the Charter and
Ontario Police Services Act protections the people of Caledonia were entitled to, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for
‘Inquiry needed into Caledonia occupation‘ [
PDF] (Toronto Sun, July 12/11).
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You may recall we had a brief conversation during the 2007
Caledonia Convoy event at Queen’s Park where you mentioned you had been reading our
Ipperwash Papers project of which I was the team leader. I am, therefore, profoundly pleased that it was you who now has the honour of being remembered as the first politician in Canada to open the desperately-needed public debate that will allow us to remove the Ipperwash millstone from around our province’s neck once and forever. Bravo!
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I am optimistic that your words will help us end the shameful, illegal peacekeeping mission on Canadian soil and allow us to move forward via a meaningful and longlasting healing and reconciliation prcess based on truth, justice and apologies, rather than the artifical, short term non-solution of appeasement.
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If the Dalton McGuinty government hands over the Douglas Creek Estates, especially knowing that the claim for possession exists only in the minds of militants seeking to justify their lawlessness [
VIDEO #2, 14:50] [
PDF], Ontario will have effectively legalized the use of violence against innocents as an alternative to upholding the rule of law. This can never be allowed. Your article will, I hope, set the tone of the debate going into the election that will make it impossible for McGuinty to do so.
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I have attached a copy of our joint Caledonia Victims Project/Canadian Advocates for Charter Equality
media release of July 9th which expresses our desire to share the experience and evidence

we have gathered during our 5 years of work in Caledonia as Ontario confronts the shame of Caledonia. I am prepared to give my
‘Caledonia: An Illegal Peacekeeping Mission on Canadian Soil‘ presentation from our recent
‘Caledonia: No More Nightmares’ event to your fellow senators or any Conservative Party function – private or public – to help further understanding on this vital topic. I know I speak for Mr. McHale in saying that we both stand ready to assist our province and our country in any way possible.
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I look forward to meeting you again one day to thank you in person for this gift to the people of Ontario. Please contact me any time, day or night if I can be of service.
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With Gratitude,
Mark Vandermaas
Founder, Caledonia Victims Project
Leader, The Ipperwash Papers Project
519.457.0709
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References
- Senator Bob Runciman, July 12/11: Inquiry Needed Into Caledonia Affair [PDF] (TorSun: LINK)
- Joint CANACE/Caledonia Victims Project Media Release, July 09/11: Caledonia — what went wrong? What next? Longtime volunteers stand ready with answers & help
- Regional News (Caledonia) series, Mark Vandermaas, Gary McHale, Mary Lou LaPratte, Feb 1-25/09: McGuinty’s Ipperwash Cover-Up: The Caledonia Legacy
- ‘Caledonia: No More Nightmares’ event, Ottawa, March 22/11, Mark Vandermaas presentation, Part 2 cont. – Caledonia Myths & Policy Issues: An Illegal Peacekeeping Mission on Canadian Soil [VIDEO #3, 9:39] [PDF, 36p incl. citations, begins p12]x
- ‘Caledonia: No More Nightmares’ event, Ottawa, March 22/11: Mark Vandermaas presentation, Part 2 – Caledonia Myths & Policy Issues: ‘Vexatious Land Claims‘ and Caledonia: a National Security Issue [VIDEO #2, 14:50] [PDF, 36p w/citations]x
- 2010 New Directions in Aboriginal Policy forum, Mount Royal University, May 05/10, Mark Vandermaas presentation: Listening to Victims: A Fresh Approach to Healing and Reconciliation [PDF, 21p]
- 2010 New Directions in Aboriginal Policy forum, Mount Royal University, May 05/10, Gary McHale presentation: The Face of Aboriginal Sovereignty versus the Rule of Law in Caledonia [PDF, 8p]
- National Post, July 13/11: National Post editorial board: The shame of Caledonia continues
- National Post, July 13/11: The Caledonia farce continues
- National Post, July 11/11: Christie Blatchford: Deal tries to hush up disgrace of Caledonia
- Caledonia Victims Project, July 09/11: Caledonia: what went wrong? Where do we go from here?
- Senator Bob Runciman website: BobRunciman.com
Founder, Caledonia Victims Project
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About Mark Vandermaas
I am founder of Israel Truth Week, and I'm the 'Liberate Israel Training Guy.' I train pro-Israel advocates in how to use Israel's land title deed-the Mandate For Palestine-as a powerful moral narrative to counter the false 'occupation' vilification. Also, founder of VoiceofCanada.ca and the Caledonia Victims Project.