The James Bay Treaty - Treaty No. 9

It occurs to me that the Spokeswarriors at Caledonia never actually refer to any specific legal event or instance when they talk about how they've been ripped off by the government. It's always "two hundred years ago this", and "clan mothers that". It would be pretty interesting to look at some of the actual documents, wouldn't it? How about, just for a hoot, we check out the James Bay Treaty of 1905?

And the undersigned Ojibeway, Cree and other chiefs and headmen, on their own behalf and on behalf of all the Indians whom they represent, do hereby solemnly promise and engage to strictly observe this treaty, and also to conduct and behave themselves as good and loyal subjects of His Majesty the King.

That sounds pretty reasonable to me. It's a sort of contract, where each side agrees to certain conditions. You'd think that would make it fairly easy to figure out who's been naughty or nice. I mean, this thing, as legal documents are wont to do, is fairly specific.

They promise and engage that they will, in all respects, obey and abide by the law; that they will maintain peace between each other and between themselves and other tribes of Indians, and between themselves and others of His Majesty's subjects, whether Indians, half-breeds or whites, this year inhabiting and hereafter to inhabit any part of the said ceded territory; and that they will not molest the person or property of any inhabitant of such ceded tract, or of any other district or country, or interfere with or trouble any person passing or travelling through the said tract, or any part thereof, and that they will assist the officers of His Majesty in bringing to justice and punishment any Indian offending against the stipulations of this treaty, or infringing the law in force in the country so ceded.

Now, I'm no lawyer, but what say we bring out the pieces of paper and get this thing whipped?

Oh darn, that's right... the natives say they can't be governed by the white man's system of justice. Ok boys... back to the barricades.

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Drop in & curse ISRAEL

Hey bloggers, make way for the big guy. Noted Holocaust denier & Iranian Prez Madman Ahmadinejad has joined the blogosphere and much like Keith Richards or David Hasselhof he's perfectly willing, even a little anxious, to share his beauty secrets with all his fans.

During the era that nobility was a prestige and living in a city was perfection, I was born in a poor family in a remote village of Garmsar-approximately 90 kilometer east of Tehran.

He also cares what you think.

Do you think that the US and Israeli intention and goal by attacking Lebanon is pulling the trigger for another word war?

Cynics will tell you the Madman actually meant to say "World War" here, but I'm gonna give him the benefit of the doubt. It would just be too creepy & frightening to have the go-to guy for the Iranian nuclear bomb to be polling on "triggering World War III" as his intro to the world wide web.

UPDATE: Tue. Aug 15, 2006 - Website still refers to "word war", not World War. See, it's all gonna be ok.

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Six Nations? More like Sixty.

So, what is the unifying idealogical principle behind the siege at Caledonia? Turns out the occupation has all the philosophical coherence of an unsupervised nursery school recess.

Hardly surprising, given that the natives apparently take their cues from such stalwart proponents of democracy as (a) Yassir Arafat, (b) Hugo Chavez and (c) Josef Stalin.

The Palestinian flag flaps below a bright-red Mohawk Warrior flag. Venezuela's yellow, blue and red has been pinned to a wooden board. Farther down the barricaded road into the Douglas Creek Estates construction site, natives have hoisted the sickle-and-hammer standard of the former Soviet Union.

The natives would have you believe that the occupation of the site has lasted for six months simply because the wily white man refuses to negotiate.

Here's the biggest reason in a nutshell. When the natives aren't brawling with residents of the town, they're fighting amongst themselves.

Try as he might, even native apologist cum negotiator David Peterson can't really paint the process in a flattering light.

“There's a constant dynamic inside the place; it's like a swirling cauldron,” said David Peterson, the former Ontario premier who negotiated the removal of the blockade of two main roads in Caledonia. “Nobody answers to anybody. They all answer to each other."

And what about the respect for the traditional chiefs and clan mothers? The Globe tried to get an interview with one of the mythical clan mothers, but apparently no one could scare one up.

Only about 20 of the 50 traditional chiefs attend gatherings, according to one of the chiefs, Arnold General. And clan mothers remain an elusive entity, even to the protesters.

“I told my clan mother the other night I'm not going to leave,” Doreen Silversmith told reporters last week. “I said: ‘I don't care if you tell us to go, nobody's going to leave.' Then, she walked away from reporters. (HANG ON, WAIT FOR IT...) She returned after five minutes, accompanied by Ms. Jamieson, to retract her comments.

UPDATE: Ah, Doreen, you little rascal, no wonder the Six Nations sent you to Geneva to lay out the Caledonia situation for the UN. That was at the beginning of May this year, wasn't it?
Hope you didn't forget to tell them about somebody torching the local hydro substation, or about jumping the dumb ole' coppers & the US Border Patrol guy and then stealing their ride.
My personal favourite has to be when the natives dug a trench across the main street in town with a backhoe. You guys are such jokers! I bet Kofi and the boys couldn't stop laughing at that one.
Tell me again, Doreen, who was it paid the freight on that little jaunt? I have to confess, I'd be a little annoyed if I found out it was me, the taxpayer.

It now seems that Dalton McGuinty, having decided not to enforce the rule of law as laid out by Justice David Marshall, may be shadow boxing in Caledonia for some time to come.

I almost feel sorry for him.

(graphic from Clive at Doggerel)

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OK, I take it back.

Unlike the unruly mob in Toronto yesterday with the matching Hezbollian songs, flags & tees... (spitting on Canadian law by supporting an acknowledged terrorist group while police stood by watching a la Caledonia), this woman DOES have the right to make a statement about Canadian soldiers deaths in Afghanistan.

"Their hearts have been deadened, their minds and thoughts twisted, their vision clouded and their hearing deafened," Angela Reid told about 300 mourners at the funeral for her son, Cpl. Christopher Reid, in Truro, N.S.

She then urged the people of Afghanistan to work with the NATO-led coalition forces, prompting a standing ovation from the gathering. "I make this simple request to the Afghan people: Reach out and grab on to the help we offer to you in good faith. Together, and only together, can we succeed," she said.

As do these people.

Walsh, 33, was killed Aug. 9 in the accidental discharge of a rifle by another Canadian soldier. Officials are conducting an investigation into Walsh's death. "Jeff believed in his job and felt he could make a change in Afghanistan. We, his parents, support Jeff and all the Forces members in Afghanistan and all our peacekeepers," Ben and Margie Walsh of Regina said in a statement.

It's always refreshing to see the hyphenated-nationality rabble (who hide behind the Canadian passport while supporting terrorism & murder) out for a little pseudo-jihad.

Here's a thought... maybe you could head back to the Middle East and put your "principles" where your nasty, hateful mouths are. Then you could demonstrate at least as much committment to YOUR country of birth, as these brave men have done for Canada.

Yeah, I didn't think so.

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Same planet, different worlds.

Another Canadian soldier has been murdered by an Islamofascist suicide bomber.

So before you head out to the local Hezbollah "Kill All the Jews" Protest & Peace Rally, remember that you're dealing with people who think it's ok to strap bombs to their own children. Turn on the TV and you can see the Hezbollites dancing around celebrating when their murderous offspring blow other human beings to pieces. These people are truly from some other world that I cannot begin to comprehend.

Now, this is indeed a tragedy for Canadian Medic Andrew James Eykelenboomand and his family, but before the looney left starts screeching about all the Canadians being slaughtered, let's put this into perspective.

Including the civilian death of a diplomat, 26 Canadians have died in Afghanistan since 2002. That's not quite 7 deaths per year. In Canada, 120 people are killed in farming accidents every year. Ten times that number are badly injured.

You are nearly 20 times more likely to be killed on the farm as on patrol in Khandahar.

Oh yeah, one more thing... the Israelis had 19 of their sons, brothers and husbands killed in action over the last 24 hours.

This is war and this is what our all-volunteer soldiers do. Let's not disrespect them by playing politics with their deaths.

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Hezbollah High

In Dearbornistan, Michigan, in the good old United States of America.

So now the local football players wanna play terrorist? What's next... heavily armed, thirty-something soccer moms duking it out with the SWAT team?

What happened to raggedy assed, truly oppressed third-world freedom fighters?

Heard it from Kate at SDA

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Been frisched lately?

Steve Janke catches Creepy Deb Frisch at it again... and this time she's playing with fire. As Steve tells us...

"I would never bait a Navy SEAL that way. Actually, I would never bait a Navy SEAL in any way".

Anybody else think Deb's crossed the the line from mean & stupid to 'shithouse mouse' crazy?

I'm guessing Jeff and his lawyer both vote yes.

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Death wish for a terrorist attack

UPDATE: No "broad strata" of society in Brit threat.

A leading terrorism expert says Canada's Liberal open-door immigration policy is a "death wish" for a terrorist attack here.



Harris said the problem of homegrown terrorists also stems from flawed immigration policies, since Canada is building "colonies of isolation" with the extensive penetration of certain ethnic groups. That has a ghettoizing effect that fuels isolation and imagined racial or religious supremacy, he said.

Other countries take a more pro-active approach.

Two British Muslims arrested eight to ten days ago in Lahore and Karachi gave vital information about the alleged plot to detonate chemical suicide bombs on US-bound passenger jets, officials in Pakistan claimed today.

I'll bet they did. I'm thinkin' the ISI (Pakistani Secret Police) were a little less concerned about the terrorists civil rights than Chief Blair and the coppers in Toronto.

Scene: A small brightly lit room with a bucket of water and a hand cranked generator sitting nearby. A dapper interrogator talks to a blindfolded suspect tied naked to a chair.
"Goodness gracious my friend, I must be having some co-operation about this matter. I am just getting off the telephone with my good friend George Bush and he is most angry with you... veddy, veddy angry."

Camera pulling back: Fade to black as screams and the smell of overdone hamburger fill the room.

Still, it's hard to argue with results.

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That's funny, the Brits don't cave.

Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson of the Metropolitan Police said in a briefing today: "We are confident that we have disrupted a plan by terrorists to cause untold death and destruction and, quite frankly, to commit mass murder.

I'm guessing John Ibbitson wouldn't approve.

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Caving in on Caledonia

UPDATE 11/08/06: The Globe gets a second opinion from Jacob Ziegel - Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Toronto.

So, the question remains: Why should the Six Nations protesters be treated differently? Certainly, the threat of violence is no excuse; in fact, it compounds the contempt of court.

NOTE: To his credit Mr. Ibbitson did reply to my email regarding my conjecture about public response (I believe I used the phrase "shitstorm of protest") to his article. He stated, "Noted. Yes, the majority (and the editorial board) are on your side." He also stands by his writing despite the flak he took. While totally disagreeing with his opinion, I can respect that.

ORIGINAL POST follows:

In todays Globe & Mail, John Ibbitson tells us that violence trumps the rule of law... in Canada anyway. He states categorically...

There is the principled rule of law, and then there is reality.

So what is the reality in Caledonia, according to John?

In Caledonia, militant natives have seized land to protest against what they see as the unwillingness of the federal government to settle their land claim. They have already demonstrated a propensity for violence. People close to the scene are absolutely convinced that, if the Ontario Provincial Police try to disperse the occupation, people will be killed or seriously hurt.

At the risk of having my nuanced, peacekeeping Canadian citizenship questioned, I have a couple of questions.

(1) Objectively, what is the difference between this group of apparently homicidal maniacs in Caledonia and this other group in Great Britain?

LONDON — British police have arrested 21 people in connection with a bombing plot that they say would have caused "mass murder on an unimaginable scale" on commercial aircraft flying from Britain to the United States.

(2) What's the plan for dealing with any other group (Hezbollah, Hell's Angels, etc.) who are likewise prepared to "demonstrate their propensity for violence" in furtherance of their particular agenda?

The answer seems obvious to John Ibbitson, David Peterson and of course, Dalton McGuinty's Liberals. Unlike our stalwart allies in Great Britain and yes, the United States of America, we uber-diversified, peace-loving Canadians, instead of applying the rule of law... should just bend over and take it.

RELATED: Hey, look at me... I'm a warrior too!

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David Peterson clear things up.

File this one under "Idiots, Explosives & Falling Anvils".

“It's been a very volatile and tender situation,” Mr. Peterson said. “My biggest concern is that . . . some strange accident could happen.”

Umm, yeah... like somebody accidentally putting a 30 calibre bullet in a deer rifle and firing it in the direction of someone else? I guess tender is one word.

The always helpful former Liberal Premier, currently best known as the failed negotiator of the Caledonia contretemps thus far, was also quick to criticise the judicial ruling.

David Peterson, the former Ontario premier who got the land claim negotiations underway earlier this year, called Marshall's ruling ''a little bizarre.''

Maybe I'm getting confused here, but was Mr. Peterson (how come he's no longer negotiating, anyway?) supposed to be a neutral mediator, or a mouthpiece for the Mohawk Nation?

In any case, he's apparently on the same page as the current Liberal Premier.

When asked if the province would abide by the judge's ruling, Premier Dalton McGuinty replied: "It's the kind of thing that we're going to want take some time to carefully consider.

UPDATE: 1:38 pm

Toronto — Ontario is going to appeal a judge's order to end negotiations in a five-month long aboriginal standoff at Caledonia, Ont., Attorney-General Michael Bryant announced Wednesday.

Lord love a duck... so much for "the rule of law."

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Canadian Soldier killed by A.D.

Somebody screwed up. It happens.

Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh, who had just arrived in Afghanistan, was shot and killed in what appears to have been an accidental discharge of a rifle.

Then there's stuff like this.

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Pay no attention...

...to the man behind the curtain.

This morning the Globe & Mail made 5 separate references to the Federal Government in this article regarding Justice Marshall's ruling.

The judgment threatens to derail behind-the-scenes negotiations between natives and the federal and provincial governments.

"Barricades must come down, the rule of law return and the police begin to enforce the law on the property," said Judge Marshall, who has repeatedly summoned the province, provincial police, native leaders and the federal government to his Cayuga, Ont., courtroom to demand why his February order to clear the disputed site has not been carried out.

Earlier in the evening, after a meeting, Six Nations representatives said they plan to ignore the ruling and continue negotiations. One spokesperson suggested that federal officials had already been in contact.

In the past, all sides have called on Ottawa to step in, but the federal government has usually characterized the dispute as a provincial matter. Yesterday, Deirdra McCracken, a spokeswoman for Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice, said the government is considering the judge's ruling.

According to Janie Jamieson, another spokeswoman, federal authorities had contacted them earlier in the day.

Is Dalton McGuinty about to be benched? Given his lamentable performance on this matter for the last five months... he might even be happy to trot off to the sidelines.

God knows, the feds couldn't make the situation any worse.

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CALEDONIA BLOCKADES BACK UP?

Looks like things are starting to go sideways.

UPDATE: Just In: 11:30 pm - Natives have a water cannon and using it against Residents. Residents are trying to steal Native Flags. One Resident did steal a flag and was immediately jumped on by OPP and kicked while he was on the ground. Residents demanded OPP names etc., Officer Fitzgerald #8471

UPDATE: Globe & Mail reporting at 10:01 pm *** Apparently Premier Dalton McGuinty hasn't decided whether he's on board with Inspector Babbitt (see below)... or that pesky Justice Marshall. ***

When asked if the province would abide by the judge's ruling, Premier Dalton McGuinty replied: "It's the kind of thing that we're going to want take some time to carefully consider.

That kind of thing, in this case being, you know, the law of the land.
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Earlier in the day, in the thick of all this, Caledoniawakeupcall.com quotes OPP Inspector Douglas Babbitt as saying, "Judge Marshall's court ruling changes nothing."

My first thought was, there's no way even a copper two weeks out of Police College would say something like this... but unbelievably, it's on the local tv station. Can you say, "career limiting move?"

UPDATE: 9:50 pm *** Did somebody just blink? ***
A map of police, native & resident activity is being updated in real time. Police reinforcements were in the area and have been deployed.

Just In: 9:50 pm - Natives have removed Hydro Tower to side of road - Natives standing around roadway - currently just slowing traffic down.

Looks like it's back to the trenches.

Just In: 9:20 pm - Natives are now moving Hydro Towers across Argyle Rd - OPP standing by doing nothing.

Just In: 8:50 pm - 300 to 400 Natives are now gathered within 50 feet of residents' homes along DCE property. Currently only 10 OPP officers are present. Most residents have or are moving their children to other locations. The Natives have set up loud speakers telling residents they will not obey the Judge.

It's hard to believe the OPP couldn't see this coming. Surely there are more officers somewhere in the area.

Technorati Tags: Caledonia, terrorism, OPP

Mohawks targetted 89 y/o man

Posted earlier: Native terrorists go after Caledonia octagenarian.

UPDATE: They weren't just throwing things.

Later that night, Mr. Watson said he saw natives wielding lacrosse sticks to shoot rocks into residents' houses.

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The Way Out Games?

A parade of topless porn stars down Queen St has been approved by Auckland City Council staff without telling councillors who want to stop it.

Erotica Expo organiser Steve Crow has permission for the lunchtime parade on August 23 featuring up to 30 porn stars in cars or on the back of motorcycles from Karangahape Rd to the bottom of Queen St. The expo opens at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane two days later.

Hey, here's another chance for Toronto Mayor David Miller to promote, uh... diversity.

Actually, on second thought, it's probably pretty tame compared to the Gay Pride Parade.

Just forget I mentioned it.

Caledonia: No more negotiating...

...until the terrorism stops.

CAYUGA, Ont. (CP) — A judge is ordering an end to negotiations between the province and aboriginal protesters over a contentious tract of land until the occupiers move off the property.

Apparently not everyone in the political & legal systems has been neutered.

”It is common knowledge that the people of Caledonia, after five months of occupation, have seen security in their town replaced by lawlessness, protesters in battle fatigues, police officers in riot in gear,” Judge Marshall said.

Bravo for Justice David Marshall. Caledoniawakeupcall has audio and the court transcript.

UPDATE: Opposition Leader John Tory weighs in.

"It is a shameful day for Ontario when a judge has to act to uphold the rule of law in Ontario because Dalton McGuinty won't," said Tory. "It's the job of the Ontario government to protect Ontarians but the McGuinty Liberals have completely failed." Tory continued: "Dalton McGuinty has allowed criminal contempt and occupation to be used as bargaining chips. He has overseen lawlessness and unacceptable behaviour on all sides and done absolutely nothing to stop it. He should have had all parties into his office months ago to pressure them to respect the rule of law."

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Natives targetted 89 y/o man

Funny, none of the previous mainstream media reports mentioned this...

Haldimand County Mayor Marie Trainer, who was present when the rocks were being thrown, said the altercation erupted after aboriginals sparked a fire.

But Trainer said residents were already angry as aboriginals had thrown rocks earlier at the home of an 89-year-old man whose house borders the occupied land.

"They started throwing rocks at his home, and of course that got the neighbours going who wanted to protect him and started throwing rocks back," she said.

So what's next on the native agenda? Tipping over baby carriages? Were the OPP just standing by watching this happen?

It'll be interesting to see how Justice Marshall rules today on the Caledonia injunction.

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Hezbollywood revealed

Have reefer truck, will travel.

It ain't all dead children & photo ops, ya know. Well, actually, I guess it is.

"Mr. Shadi was standing in front of a refrigeration truck that was packed with 20 bodies, days after he helped bury 74 bodies in a mass grave. When he opened the door to show the black body bags haphazardly piled on top of each other, a staggering stench came out, despite the refrigeration. Next to the truck stood 40 empty wooden caskets, waiting for new arrivals."

Based on these descriptions, it seems highly likely that Abu Shadi the mortician and Abu Shadi the green-helmeted "civil defense worker" are one and the same. And, in the double role, Abu Shadi was among the first to arrive, before the media did, with his refrigerated truck that in recent days had been carrying around corpses.

Dug up by AJ Strata

MORE FAUXTOGRAPHY: Green Helmet Guy's got his own blog.

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Try to imagine

What would happen without the 600 cops? Hey, it must be Caribana time again.

By the time most of Toronto wakes up, , they'll never know about the hundreds of liquor bottles, marijuana roaches and pepper spray-packing cops that only hours ago blanketed every corner of Yonge St. between Shuter and College Sts. They'll never know about the estimated 17,000 people taking over the street.

The good news is nobody died this year, but there were a number of stabbings and hey, here's something to proudly trumpet...

The increased police presence seems to be largely successful, as there's just one gun-related incident all night.

I saw where Global TV was interviewing revellers and asking them what they thought about Caribana being saturated with police & their new video surveillance cameras. A couple of folks stated that it was fine as long as every other Toronto event got identical treatment... presumably to curb the spontaneous outbreaks of handgun violence at U of T Frosh Week & the Santa Claus parade.

Funny, the Caribana organisation, which gets hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars every year seems to be a bit of a deadbeat.

Serious reforms are required before the CCC can run the festival again, almost everyone agrees. The organization has been a chronic debtor. It had so much trouble paying some of its bills on time that the city started holding back festival funding in order to give it directly to some of its creditors, including the police and Exhibition Place. Its offices are in a city-owned building on Hamilton Street, Caribana House, near Dundas and Broadview, which the city allows it to use for free as long as it pays the property taxes. That bill is more than $36,000 past due.

Oh well... this is good old multicult Canada.

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