And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (S.I.S.I.S.) writes: PREMIER MUST TESTIFY The Globe and Mail, March 6, 1999 Page A5 [S.I.S.I.S. note: 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.] A judge has ruled that Ontario Premier Mike Harris and two of his senior cabinet ministers can be questioned under oath as to their roles in the fatal police shooting of a native protester in 1995. The ruling by Madam Justice Susan Lang of the Ontario Court's General Division rebuffed attempts by government lawyers to have the Premier, Attorney General Charles Harnick and Solicitor-General Robert Runciman removed as individual defendants in a lawsuit by relatives of Dudley George against police and government. [S.I.S.I.S. note: Some relatives - not all support the suit.] Mr. George was fatally wounded by a police bullet during a confrontation between an Ontario Provincial Police paramilitary unit and natives occupying Ipperwash Provincial Park on Sept. 5, 1995. The shooting led to an OPP officer being convicted of criminal negligence causing death and calls for a public inquiry into the police response to what had been a peaceful protest. The family's lawyer, Murray Klippenstein, said yesterday the ruling will allow him to question individual defendants under oath and require them to produce relevant documents for examination by the plaintiffs. The lawsuit involves allegations that the politicians "individually or together made the decision to utilize the paramilitary Tactical Response Unit of the OPP," and that the Premier personally directed the government response. In rejecting arguments that the trios acts were protected as implementations of government policy, Judge Lang said the allegation was of "an operational directive rather than a government decision." :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: WE WILL NEVER FORGET DUDLEY GEORGE - WE WILL NEVER FORGET GUSTAFSEN LAKE More information on Aazhoodena (aka Ipperwash) and Dudley's murder: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/Ipperwash/arch01.html Letters to the Globe and Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
