The Globe & Mail May 8, 2008 OTTAWA — The RCMP and the Conservative government are targeting three of the most volatile native reserves in the country as part of a new effort to battle contraband tobacco and organized crime. A report released yesterday by Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day and RCMP Assistant Commissioner Raf [...]
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Reserves targeted in battle against contraband tobacco
Posted: May 8, 2008 in Conservatives, Headlines, Natives, RCMP, Tobacco Kings0
AK 47’s M16’s and grenade launchers seized by RCMP from Mohawk Reserve
Posted: March 26, 2008 in Headlines, Natives, RCMPMarch 26, 2008 This is what happens when a Police force is not being ordered to stand down by their chief. From the RCMP website: Drug Trafficking Ring Dismantled by the Aboriginal Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit MONTRÉAL, Wednesday, March 26, 2008 – Early this morning, the investigators of the Aboriginal Combined Forces Special Enforcement [...]
Insect Eggs and Human Feces Found in Contraband Cigarettes
Posted: November 27, 2007 in Caledonia, Headlines, Jeff's Blogs, RCMPAs disturbing as this story is, it’s a must read in light of the epidemic of illegal smoke shacks popping up around Caledonia) Most people would think they know what is in the cigarettes they are smoking. If the cigarettes were smuggled and you bought them off the street, think again. Contraband cigarettes and tobacco that were [...]
Top court upholds conviction in ‘right to remain silent’ case
Posted: November 2, 2007 in BC, Headlines, RCMPAn interesting story that although not directly related to Caledonia demonstrates how the Police can ignore your most basic rights at will in Canada and get away with it. Canadian Press – November 1st, 2007 The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the murder conviction of a B.C. man in a case viewed as a test of how police interrogation [...]
$12M Lawsuit: 100 RCMP officers at Hamilton Airport, Not called by OPP to assist in failed raid
Posted: September 23, 2007 in Appeasement & Cowardice, Caledonia, Corruption, DCE, Headlines, Home Grown Terrorism in Canada, Natives, OPP, RCMP, Residents, TerrorismCaledoniaWakeUpCall and VoiceofCanada have obtained a copy of the Statement of Claim for a $12,000,000 lawsuit against Gwen Boniface, Julian Fantino, Brian Haggith and the Province of Ontario by Caledonia residents Dave Brown and Dana Chatwell. Failure of Commissioner Boniface and O.P.P. to Request Assistance 31. The Haldimand Police Services Agreement requires the O.P.P. to be [...]
18 Protestors Arrested In Caledonia
Posted: September 20, 2007 in Caledonia, Headlines, Home Grown Terrorism in Canada, Natives, OPP, RCMP, Stirling Street DevelopmentWednesday September 19, 2007 CityNews.ca Staff It appears the OPP may have finally taken some action against native protestors in Caledonia. Reports from the scene of a long standoff at a housing subdivision indicate cops moved into the disputed land on Wednesday afternoon and took 18 people into custody. All those arrested are said to [...]
The RCMP has issued a formal apology to a B.C. First Nations community for an incident this week that saw an officer pepper-spray several residents, including children and infants. Officers and residents struggled after the driver of a pickup truck with several children in the back refused to stop for police. In a letter to the community, [...]
Several aboriginal parents in a town northwest of Vancouver plan to file a complaint with the RCMP after a community celebration ended in pepper spray use and a confrontation with officers. It all happened Monday night in Sechelt, B.C., after the Sechelt band’s two youth teams won first prize at a soccer tournament in Vancouver. The parents said it [...]
Fantino’s testimonial
Posted: June 21, 2007 in Corruption, Election 2007, FantinoGate, Headlines, Home Grown Terrorism in Canada, OPP, RCMPJune 21, 2007 Imagine if the head of the Ontario Provincial Police announced on the eve of a probe touching on a major Canadian figure that the figure is an honourable man who has been given a bum rap. Oops. It just happened. OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino went publicly to bat this week for former [...]
OPP chief surprised that Zaccardelli ‘vilified’
Posted: June 20, 2007 in Corruption, FantinoGate, OPP, RCMPOTTAWA — Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino said yesterday he has always known former RCMP commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli to be an honourable man, and was surprised he has been “so vilified” in public comments about the Mounties’ pension fund scandal. Several members of the RCMP have said Mr. Zaccardelli tried to thwart the initial [...]
Assembly of First Nations and the RCMP have signed a protocol aimed at ensuring protests don’t turn ugly.
Posted: June 20, 2007 in Caledonia, Deseronto, Home Grown Terrorism in Canada, June 29th 2007, Natives, Phil Fontaine, Propaganda, RCMP, TerrorismOTTAWA — With the threat of native rail and road blockades looming, the Assembly of First Nations and the RCMP have signed a protocol aimed at ensuring protests don’t turn ugly.Surrounded by the scent of burning sweetgrass, AFN national chief Phil Fontaine and interim RCMP commissioner Beverly Busson hailed the pact as key to maintaining [...]
