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RedHot25 · 06-01-2007, 06:02 AM

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...531?hub=Canada

The final report of the Ipperwash Inquiry has found that the federal and Ontario governments, along with police, all share responsibility for the death of unarmed native protester Dudley George.

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The 38-year-old was killed during a police raid to remove native protesters from Ipperwash Provincial Park on Sept. 6, 1995.

The protesters wanted nearby Camp Ipperwash, formerly the Stony Point reserve, to be returned to Kettle and Stony Point descendants.

The land had been taken by the government in 1942 and converted into a military training camp but was never returned. They also claimed that the Ipperwash Provincial Park was the site of a sacred burial ground.

Then-premier Mike Harris is also faulted in the report for impatience, uttering a racial slur and misleading the legislature.

However, Linden concluded that "the premier did not give instructions to or interfere with the OPP's operations at Ipperwash.

06-01-2007, 06:02 AM	#1
RedHot25 Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere Exp:	Feds, province, police blamed in Ipperwash report http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...531?hub=Canada The final report of the Ipperwash Inquiry has found that the federal and Ontario governments, along with police, all share responsibility for the death of unarmed native protester Dudley George. ... The 38-year-old was killed during a police raid to remove native protesters from Ipperwash Provincial Park on Sept. 6, 1995. The protesters wanted nearby Camp Ipperwash, formerly the Stony Point reserve, to be returned to Kettle and Stony Point descendants. The land had been taken by the government in 1942 and converted into a military training camp but was never returned. They also claimed that the Ipperwash Provincial Park was the site of a sacred burial ground. Then-premier Mike Harris is also faulted in the report for impatience, uttering a racial slur and misleading the legislature. However, Linden concluded that "the premier did not give instructions to or interfere with the OPP's operations at Ipperwash.