tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post7419885570849855107..comments2024-03-22T02:18:33.649-07:00Comments on Haldimand's Unheard Voice: Haldimand "Clarification/Frustrated in Haldimand"Donna Pitcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01938591277088755092noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-19329882168690991322007-07-30T02:30:00.000-07:002007-07-30T02:30:00.000-07:00That’s a rational position Donna, we do need to co...That’s a rational position Donna, we do need to collect the facts before we pass judgment. <BR/><BR/>But we do it in a less than ideal environment, with the understanding that we may never get all the information. We must often do the best we can with what we can get. And again you're right, our decisions are often qualified.<BR/><BR/>In this case, because the vandalism took place behind occupied territory, the facts speak for themselves. <BR/><BR/>What's left in question? Janie attempted to retract her original statement by attacking the integrity of the reporter. Attacking others when you can’t stand behind your own accomplishments is a political tactic we see all too often. The anonymous attribute, “has been known to” in reference to Chinta, alludes to some unspoken misdeed, but identifies nothing. Her own credibility is called into question when Janie follows this path.<BR/><BR/>I’m more concerned about the hydro corridor though. When can we expect the native community to speak with a common voice. This project was approved, stopped, and then given permission to proceed only to have that denied again by someone on the site. <BR/><BR/>Janie Jamieson isn’t the only spokesperson for the protesters in Caledonia/Haldimand. This occupation has a life of its own. I suspect she no more controls the progress of the hydro corridor than the vandalism at the switching station, but I could be wrong.<BR/><BR/>I’m not suggesting that she is personally responsible, but Janie may know who is responsible for the vandalism. She may have needed to retract her original statement or remain publicly associated with an illegal act of vandalism. I don’t know the legal implications of that. <BR/><BR/>What Janie said is clear. She now can only contend that it isn’t what she intended. I suspect she didn’t catch herself in time during her conversation with Chinta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-59780928681859037112007-07-28T06:37:00.000-07:002007-07-28T06:37:00.000-07:00Thanks Jerry for your comment.We all have the righ...Thanks Jerry for your comment.<BR/><BR/>We all have the right to our own opinion.<BR/><BR/>But I do believe that we (you and I)also need to be very cautious, as we are not privy to all the information to make a qualified judgement.Donna Pitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938591277088755092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-25329394794971277242007-07-27T16:40:00.000-07:002007-07-27T16:40:00.000-07:00From CP:"It certainly won't deter anyone from sett...From CP:<BR/><BR/>"It certainly won't deter anyone from setting up road and railway blockades planned for June 29 - the "day of action" declared by aboriginal leaders frustrated with the slow pace of land claims, Jamieson said.<BR/><BR/>Over the course of the 15-month occupation, Six Nations protesters temporarily shut down a railway, blockaded the town's main thoroughfare and knocked out the community's hydro, she added."<BR/><BR/>This is not a reference to "prevent Ontario utility Hydro One from working along a section of disputed land"<BR/><BR/>Since natives controlled that area and prevented anyone from entering, it is clear that only they could be responsible for the vandalism. To suggest otherwise is to suggest that someone from Caledonia cut out the power to a large portion of Southern Ontario to implicate natives. It just isn't plausible.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, if this is not an assault to the community, why do they persist? Hydro has determined that this branch in their distribution system is necessary. <BR/><BR/>They acquired all of the necessary permissions and right of ways, and they are being illegally prevented from carrying out their mandate.<BR/><BR/>It isn't the government that prevents them from completing the task, but Hydro itself. Unlike the natives who are impeding the process, Hydro would be held accountable if someone was hurt or injured. Who poses this threat?<BR/><BR/>The courts would judge Hydro liable if an employee was assaulted in the course of performing their assigned duties. <BR/><BR/>Hydro management may not assign their people to complete their legal duties because management can or should be aware that doing so places their employees in jeopardy. <BR/><BR/>This isn't something that natives concern themselves with, it's another example of two tiered justice.<BR/><BR/>Hydro has all the permissions they require, and they should insist that the OPP protect their right to carry out their completely legal mandate.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who stops them, hurts all Ontarians. If this hydro branch is not completed, and as long as it isn't completed, alternate transmission is required. This costs all of us who draw power from the grid.<BR/><BR/>What gives anyone the right to drive up my hydro rates? Who says these natives aren't continuing to harass the community? <BR/><BR/>It is the larger, provincial community they are assaulting at the moment and Janie Jamieson has no right to claim she and her allies do not continue to assault all of us.<BR/><BR/>I don't believe her claim that she wasn't referring to shutting down hydro to southern Ontario, and I don't believe that her alternate claim about stopping hydro development is any reprieve. <BR/><BR/>Why would she suggest that it's OK to run up my taxes? Back peddling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-35889434205025493882007-07-18T03:17:00.000-07:002007-07-18T03:17:00.000-07:00Donna, as I noted in my earlier post, it's most l...Donna, as I noted in my earlier post, it's most likely a "clarification" because I suspect they have Ms Jamieson on tape; the apology will never come because it doesn't have to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-43527591571064092852007-07-17T04:48:00.000-07:002007-07-17T04:48:00.000-07:00"g" It took me a while to confirm this one. I had ..."g" It took me a while to confirm this one. I had called the editor at the Brantford Expositor, he never returned my calls. <BR/><BR/>The Brantford Expositor archives all their stories after 7 days, so it took me a bit to get the story.<BR/><BR/>I had expected an apology from CP, not just a "clarification".Donna Pitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938591277088755092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-6934493143538886422007-07-17T03:02:00.000-07:002007-07-17T03:02:00.000-07:00I will make sure she sees your apology. Thanks.I will make sure she sees your apology. Thanks.grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263856645003892920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-46741721653539841512007-06-21T08:55:00.000-07:002007-06-21T08:55:00.000-07:00Thank you for that information, I will correct my ...Thank you for that information, I will correct my article.<BR/><BR/>DonnaDonna Pitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938591277088755092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-87456568958885126302007-06-21T08:54:00.000-07:002007-06-21T08:54:00.000-07:00Chinta Puxley is not a reporter for The Expositor....Chinta Puxley is not a reporter for The Expositor. She works for Canadian Press. The Expositor and many other newspapers carried the story from the wire service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com