And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (S.I.S.I.S.) writes: WATCHDOG URGES IPPERWASH INQUIRY The Toronto Star, June 17, 1999 by Theresa Boyle [S.I.S.I.S. note: Ipperwash is not the correct name for the land concerned; the name is Aazhoodena Territory, Stoney Point. The following mainstream news article may contain biased or distorted information and may be missing pertinent facts and/or context. It is provided for reference only.] The provincial ombudsman has called for a public inquiry into the police shooting death of native activist Dudley George. "I think there are questions that anyone concerned about fundamental justice would want addressed," she said yesterday while delivering her annual report. Acting-Sergeant Kenneth Deane was convicted of criminal negligence in the Sept. 6, 1995 shooting of George during a standoff with native protesters at Ipperwash Provincial Park. He is appealing. Jamieson said she received a complaint last year about the incident, including "allegations concerning actions by government officials," but couldn't launch an investigation because of restrictions in her mandate. However, on her own, she investigated a separate allegation regarding the Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat and its conduct in response to the occupation of Ipperwash Provincial Park by native protesters. "A concern had been raised publicly in the Legislature and elsewhere that a change in government policy had been approved by the Interministerial Committee on Aboriginal Emergencies and that the Native Affairs Secretariat had failed to follow its established practice of advising the First Nations concerned of this policy change," she said. Jamieson has advised the government that she cannot investigate the matter further because of her limited jurisdiction and that the best recourse would be a public inquiry. She said her limited probe "raised a number of serious and complex issues," many of which were beyond the scope of her authority to investigate. "I saw enough in the look I had... to tell me there are serious issues that need to be addressed and there is nowhere to take them, (nobody) to do an inquiry, a hard look, access to information and make recommendations to put things right," she said. Jamieson would not elaborate on what she discovered in her investigation. Premier Mike Harris yesterday lost a legal battle to be excluded from a lawsuit over George's shooting. The Premier, former attorney-general Charles Harnick and Solicitor-General Bob Runciman must remain in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the George family, Mr. Justice James Southey of Divisional Court ruled. The decision overjoyed George's brother, Sam, but a government lawyer said he's exploring other legal avenues. "Today's decision is really a victory for truth," George's brother Sam said. "The delaying process that they're putting us through doesn't appear to be working." Government lawyer Dennis Brown said he isn't sure if the government will seek to appeal yesterday's decision. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Letters to the Star -- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WE WILL NEVER FORGET DUDLEY GEORGE - WE WILL NEVER FORGET GUSTAFSEN LAKE! For more info on the murder of Dudley George: contact Pierre George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> visit http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/Ipperwash/arch01.html ...and what about Gustafsen Lake? For a Gustafsen Inquiry Now! http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/GustLake/support.html In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty P.O. Box 8673, Victoria, "B.C." "Canada" V8X 3S2 EMAIL : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> WWW: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/SISmain.html SOVERNET-L is a news-only listserv concerned with indigenous sovereigntist struggles around the world. To subscribe, send "subscribe sovernet-l" in the body of an email message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information on sovernet-l, contact S.I.S.I.S. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
