Category Archives: OPP Officers

Political interference with Caledonia policing by Ontario government

UPDATED Feb 19/11 1. ‘MISFEASANCE OF PUBLIC OFFICE’ A. Key Negotiation Documents Key Negotiation Documents, 2006: [PDF, 43p, 29.5MB] Includes May 02/06 Six Nations website screen capture showing demands that gov’t intervene to drop criminal charges & promise not to call … Continue reading

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Western Standard: “one victim Julian Fantino did not have the courage to meet”

From the Western Standard: Julian and the Victims “I have never had any tolerance whatsoever for crime, to begin with. And also, I have never been able to overlook the victimization that’s involved.” […] I don’t know how Julian Fantino … Continue reading

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CANACE video: Blatchford on targeting of McHale by “prime minister’s new best friend” – Julian Fantino

Jeff Parkinson, co-founder of Canadian Advocates for Charter Equality (CANACE), has released a short video containing highlights from Christie Blatchford’s speech to a packed crowd at Chedoke Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario on Nov 16/10. In addition to commenting on … Continue reading

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Caledonia residents Brian & Gayle Hagan appeal for your help to distribute CAF brochures this Sat/Sun: “A few hours of your time could mean so much”

Gayle and Brian Hagan are longtime Caledonia residents who have been strong supporters of the struggle to oppose Julian Fantino’s racial policing practices in their town. Brian was a presenter at the Dec 04/10 ‘Illegal Smokeshacks’ news conference at Queens … Continue reading

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‘Helpless’ excerpt 1 – ‘Caledonia: the town that law forgot’

This is the first in a series of excerpts and related commentary from Christie Blatchford’s upcoming book, Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, And How The Law Failed All of Us. It tells Caledonia’s story and the story of … Continue reading

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Hamilton Spec re ‘Helpless’: New OPP mission after police attacked by natives – ‘protect natives’

UPDATED – The Hamilton Spectator has published the first story based on excerpts from Christie Blatchford’s book, Helpless. (Note that the date of the meeting with Inspector Getty described in paragraph 3 was actually April 28/06, not Feb 28th as … Continue reading

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