The true costs of Caledonia: Six Nations had other options – Troy Media

The true costs of Caledonia: Six Nations had other options

August 17, 2011

LETHBRIDGE, AB, Aug. 17, 2011/ Troy Media/ – Ontario taxpayers will be paying $20 million in compensation to residents and businesses for losses suffered during the Caledonia land dispute. The compensation results from a class action lawsuit against Ontario and its Provincial Police (OPP) for inaction in the face of First Nation vigilantes ‘reclaiming’ land they say never to have surrendered.

The Caledonia land dispute touches on many dimensions of justice.

Many simplistically say the Caledonia is strictly an issue between Native protesters and peaceful non-Aboriginals. But there is more to it than that. Some non-Aboriginal protesters argue that it demonstrates “two-tier justice’ in Canada, where First Nations get away with mayhem and non-Aboriginals are victimized. There is also some truth to that, but it is not the whole story.

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