The Dominion - Courtney Kirkby

#15 BLS- Arrested While Waiting for Cannon to Obey the Law

Maya Rolbin-Ghanie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:53:37 +0000

Two Algonquins, one of whom was a minor, and four supporters spent the evening in jail and now face three charges: obstruction of a police officer, trespassing, and mischief.

"We told them we would stop disobeying the law if Cannon did so as well. It's a small act of civil disobedience to draw attention to a far greater crime," said Martin Lukacs, a member of the Barriere Lake Solidarity Collective.

#14 BLS- Demands

Maya Rolbin-Ghanie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:51:00 +0000

“It has been about 20 years now [since the signing of the Trilateral Agreement] -- I was eight years old when we first signed the agreement. I’m 26 years old now," said Jessica Thusky, one of the community members arrested in the action. "I’ve been waiting, we’ve been waiting a pretty long time now for the government to honour its agreement to the Barriere Lake people.”

#13 BLS- Occupying Cannon's Office

Maya Rolbin-Ghanie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:49:15 +0000

On June 26, 2008 Algonquins from Barriere lake and several supporters from the Montreal-based Barriere Lake Solidarity Collective peacefully occupied Lawrence Cannon's constituency office. Demonstrators demanded a meeting with Cannon and asked him to use his power to ensure that Indian Affairs upholds the law and oversees a leadership re-selection in their community.