Demonstrators, police clash as judge grants permanent injunction in Indigenous land dispute – 680 News

An Ontario judge has ordered demonstrators to permanently leave a construction site at the centre of an Indigenous land dispute, saying he won’t hear constitutional arguments in the case because previous orders to clear the area were ignored.

Hours after the ruling, provincial police said cruisers near the McKenzie Meadows site were approached by protesters and were heavily damaged. No injuries were reported and police said an investigation was underway.

Const. Rod LeClair said officers used “non-lethal force.” A social media account run by the demonstrators said police had fired rubber bullets.

Earlier in the day, Justice John Harper said he was issuing a permanent injunction against the protesters at the housing development site after hearing arguments from Haldimand County and Foxgate Developments.

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