Police say they have shut down a makeshift store in Markham where alcohol and cannabis products were being sold illegally inside a commercial unit on Royal Crest Court.I guess these guys aren't the right kind of Indian... you know... the "grappling" kind...
Anil Anand, a 56-year-old Brampton man, and Ramandeep Singh, a 28-year-old Toronto resident, have been charged with keeping, selling, or offering liquor for sale. Bill Tsetsekas, a 56-year-old Markham man, has been charged with possession of cannabis for the purpose of distribution.
"Down Highway 401 at Tyendinaga, near Belleville, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte are also grappling with the marijuana issue, said Chief Donald Maracle. Unregulated pot shops have opened on the reserve, but police haven’t tried to shut any of them down.""Unregulated"... smell the professional journalism.
TIME TRAVEL WITH ME BACK TO 1819:
It's been festering for 200 years...
“Will not a difficulty arise, as to who these people are?"**********
"In the Mohawk village here, a large proportion are the immediate descendants of Germans; there is also a family of immediate descendants of Africans: Are they to be considered as Indians?"
"There are also some descendants of Americans, whose ancestors were Europeans. In fact, there are but few real Indians amongst them.”
Letter from John Ferguson to William Claus, Deputy Superintendent General, Indian Affairs, 5 March 1819, concerning threats made by Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte to passers-by.
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Yeah, how's that working out for you?Never mind... I have my answer...
"Liberal Transport Minister Marc Garneau said he is “very concerned” by the anti-pipeline protestors, but has taken no action to remedy the situation thus far."
