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Leads to this: Province seeks court order against protest camp | 980 CJME
The Justice for Our Stolen Children
camp across from the Saskatchewan
Legislature announced Monday it’s
taking legal action on behalf of the
protesters arrested last month.
The Saskatchewan government
has launched legal action against
The Justice for our Stolen Children
protest camp and Regina Police
Service (RPS) Chief Evan Bray.
The Government of Saskatchewan,
Provincial Capital Commission and
the Regina Police Service are listed
as the respondents in the court
document.
Dan LeBlanc, the camp’s lawyer,
said the court application is being
made on the protesters’ constitutional
right to “express themselves” by
camping in Wascana Park.
The province is seeking a court order
to make police enforce the bylaw
against camping in Wascana Park,
arguing the occupation of the land
gets in the way of the proper use
of the public space.
“What we would hope is if the courts
indicate what occurred on June 18th
unjustifiably interfered with these folks’
right to express themselves, then the
government will take that under
advisement and will be hesitant to
take steps to evict them again,”
he (Dan LeBlanc) explained.
“It is important to stress that we
are not asking the court to stop
the group from protesting. In a
democracy people and groups
have the right to protest and we
respect this group’s right to
protest.
The Wascana Park bylaws prohibit
unauthorized overnight camping,
erecting and maintaining structures,
and burning combustibles, and we
are asking that these bylaws be
enforced,” PCC Minister Ken
Cheveldayoff stated in an
emailed response. “If the
Court Order is granted, we
would expect the Regina Police
Service to assist in its
enforcement.”
The province is seeking a court order
to make police enforce the bylaw
against camping in Wascana Park,
arguing the occupation of the land
gets in the way of the proper use
of the public space.
It goes on to say, “the continued
encampment and occupation of
the land, which is a space open
to all citizens, impedes the ability
of the public to use the land for
its intended use.”
The protest camp has been on
the site for more than 140 days.
Prescott Demas, a supporter of
the camp, said they aren’t
surprised the government has
taken the legal action. He said
he’s a little surprised the camp,
which has been up for more
than 140 days, is still up
because the government refuses
to meet for a second time. As of
Thursday, there were 15 teepees
now set up in the park.
Whatever the outcome, it appears
the protest camp at Wascana Park
in Regina will be resolved in court.
The hearing is set for Aug. 23 at
Court of Queen’s Bench in Regina.
So.....
The Justice for Our Stolen Children camp
across from the Saskatchewan Legislature
announced Monday it’s taking legal action
on behalf of the protesters arrested last
month. The Government of Saskatchewan,
Provincial Capital Commission and the
Regina Police Service are listed as the
respondents in the court document.
The Saskatchewan government has
launched legal action against The Justice
for our Stolen Children protest camp and
Regina Police Service (RPS) Chief
Evan Bray.
This has been so waffled from day 1 with this whole goat rodeo. When the first Tipi popped up in Wascana Park, the Gov't should have dressed up somebody warmly (if was February) to wander out to the tent and state that, "We understand you have concerns, and I hope you understand that you can't camp here or have open fires, and the washrooms are locked up from 9pm until 8am, so come inside where it's warm and lets talk, and them pack up your shit 'cuz if it's here tomorrow morning, it'll be packed up for you." And then done so!! That never happened, and the Police are on their own tangent with their selective enforcement and are named by BOTH sides in this upcoming court slapfest so no matter what they lose on top of looking like fools for not doing their jobs enforcing the law across the board for everyone without selectively deciding who is above certain laws and who isn't. God forbid someone gets labelled a Racist for doing their job.
The Police have lost much face in the way this was handled. The protest camp was finally dismantled after about four months of non-enforcement and six people where arrested but not charged with anything and released within a few hours, and the camp was back up in the same place within three days. So the Police in turn did nothing in response. Meanwhile throughout, the Provincial Gov't and the Provincial Capital Commission have been asking the police to "please just do your job!" for the last close to five months.
A running joke I've heard often lately to the point where it has already gotten old is, "Yeah, but it's just a bylaw so...." in response to everyday things that someone doesn't want to do or just doesn't want to do at that point. No matter what the outcome in court is regarding this whole gong show, I can see it getting ugly and who is going to keep the peace when it happens? I'm still of the opinion that the RCMP may have to be brought in to deal with things as neither side in this holds respect for the RPS (Regina Police Service) at this point. If the Protesters obviously don't respect the police and had their camp set up again within three days, and the Gov't (ect...) has been asking the police to just do their job for about five months and then have to name them in a court action to try to get them to do their job, there can't be much respect for the police left there also. A quarter of a million residents in Regina are watching this happen as it plays out also. No matter what, the police are going to lose more face and this is just a really bad scene.
Leads to this: Protest camp responds to Sask. government, want more done | 980 CJME
Leads to this: Province seeks court order against protest camp | 980 CJME
The Justice for Our Stolen Children
camp across from the Saskatchewan
Legislature announced Monday it’s
taking legal action on behalf of the
protesters arrested last month.
The Saskatchewan government
has launched legal action against
The Justice for our Stolen Children
protest camp and Regina Police
Service (RPS) Chief Evan Bray.
The Government of Saskatchewan,
Provincial Capital Commission and
the Regina Police Service are listed
as the respondents in the court
document.
Dan LeBlanc, the camp’s lawyer,
said the court application is being
made on the protesters’ constitutional
right to “express themselves” by
camping in Wascana Park.
The province is seeking a court order
to make police enforce the bylaw
against camping in Wascana Park,
arguing the occupation of the land
gets in the way of the proper use
of the public space.
“What we would hope is if the courts
indicate what occurred on June 18th
unjustifiably interfered with these folks’
right to express themselves, then the
government will take that under
advisement and will be hesitant to
take steps to evict them again,”
he (Dan LeBlanc) explained.
“It is important to stress that we
are not asking the court to stop
the group from protesting. In a
democracy people and groups
have the right to protest and we
respect this group’s right to
protest.
The Wascana Park bylaws prohibit
unauthorized overnight camping,
erecting and maintaining structures,
and burning combustibles, and we
are asking that these bylaws be
enforced,” PCC Minister Ken
Cheveldayoff stated in an
emailed response. “If the
Court Order is granted, we
would expect the Regina Police
Service to assist in its
enforcement.”
The province is seeking a court order
to make police enforce the bylaw
against camping in Wascana Park,
arguing the occupation of the land
gets in the way of the proper use
of the public space.
It goes on to say, “the continued
encampment and occupation of
the land, which is a space open
to all citizens, impedes the ability
of the public to use the land for
its intended use.”
The protest camp has been on
the site for more than 140 days.
Prescott Demas, a supporter of
the camp, said they aren’t
surprised the government has
taken the legal action. He said
he’s a little surprised the camp,
which has been up for more
than 140 days, is still up
because the government refuses
to meet for a second time. As of
Thursday, there were 15 teepees
now set up in the park.
Whatever the outcome, it appears
the protest camp at Wascana Park
in Regina will be resolved in court.
The hearing is set for Aug. 23 at
Court of Queen’s Bench in Regina.
So.....
The Justice for Our Stolen Children camp
across from the Saskatchewan Legislature
announced Monday it’s taking legal action
on behalf of the protesters arrested last
month. The Government of Saskatchewan,
Provincial Capital Commission and the
Regina Police Service are listed as the
respondents in the court document.
The Saskatchewan government has
launched legal action against The Justice
for our Stolen Children protest camp and
Regina Police Service (RPS) Chief
Evan Bray.
This has been so waffled from day 1 with this whole goat rodeo. When the first Tipi popped up in Wascana Park, the Gov't should have dressed up somebody warmly (if was February) to wander out to the tent and state that, "We understand you have concerns, and I hope you understand that you can't camp here or have open fires, and the washrooms are locked up from 9pm until 8am, so come inside where it's warm and lets talk, and them pack up your shit 'cuz if it's here tomorrow morning, it'll be packed up for you." And then done so!! That never happened, and the Police are on their own tangent with their selective enforcement and are named by BOTH sides in this upcoming court slapfest so no matter what they lose on top of looking like fools for not doing their jobs enforcing the law across the board for everyone without selectively deciding who is above certain laws and who isn't. God forbid someone gets labelled a Racist for doing their job.
The Police have lost much face in the way this was handled. The protest camp was finally dismantled after about four months of non-enforcement and six people where arrested but not charged with anything and released within a few hours, and the camp was back up in the same place within three days. So the Police in turn did nothing in response. Meanwhile throughout, the Provincial Gov't and the Provincial Capital Commission have been asking the police to "please just do your job!" for the last close to five months.
A running joke I've heard often lately to the point where it has already gotten old is, "Yeah, but it's just a bylaw so...." in response to everyday things that someone doesn't want to do or just doesn't want to do at that point. No matter what the outcome in court is regarding this whole gong show, I can see it getting ugly and who is going to keep the peace when it happens? I'm still of the opinion that the RCMP may have to be brought in to deal with things as neither side in this holds respect for the RPS (Regina Police Service) at this point. If the Protesters obviously don't respect the police and had their camp set up again within three days, and the Gov't (ect...) has been asking the police to just do their job for about five months and then have to name them in a court action to try to get them to do their job, there can't be much respect for the police left there also. A quarter of a million residents in Regina are watching this happen as it plays out also. No matter what, the police are going to lose more face and this is just a really bad scene.
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