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Obert Madondo312 Cumberland Street, Apt 610
Ottawa, ON K1N 1B3
March 14, 2012
Senator Vernon WhiteThe Senate of CanadaOttawa, OntarioCanadaK1A
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Dear Senator White,
Im writing to inform you that at 12:01am on Wednesday, March 14,
I embarked on an indefinitehunger strike whose five demands include
your immediate resignation and the repeal of the newSafe Streets
and Communities Act (omnibus crime Bill C-10).
My main argument for your resignation centres around the events
of November 23, 2011. That day, Itasted the wrath of the Canada
that the Act proposes. I was forcibly removed from
ConfederationPark as one of the eight unarmed Occupy Ottawa
protesters peacefully resisting the politically-motivated eviction
carried out by the Ottawa Police. The 100 to 150 officers sent in
the hoursfollowing midnight applied excessive and unnecessary
force.
I was subjected to cruel and unusual treatment. The police hurt
my back, legs and left arm. I endedup in hospital and since the
incident, suffer excruciating pain because of their actions. On one
of thethree occasions the police officers dropped me while carrying
me to the makeshift detention centre,I hit my head against the
paved road and now experience frequent headaches.
Senator, why did the four police officers who carried me to the
makeshift detention centre drop methree times during the trip? Why
was I treated differently than my two white colleagues? One wasalso
carried by police officers but was not hurt. The other was driven
to the centre in a police cruiser.At the centre why did the
officers drop me to the floor and leave me lying on my stomach, a
positionthat further exacerbated my injured back and arm? Why did
they ignore my plea for immediatemedical attention?
Furthermore, in the statement issued to the press immediately
following the eviction, the policetrivialized my injuries in a
severely hurtful way.
Senator, you were in charge of the Ottawa Police that morning,
and thats why Im demanding yourresignation. Ive nothing personal
against you as a fellow human being, but that morning, a failure
ofjudgment and Canadian leadership occurred. I strongly question
your judgment in a situation thatdemanded the utmost in sobriety
and a quick glance at the Canadian Charter of Rights
andFreedoms.
My five demands are:
1. The Parliament of Canada should repeal the Safe Streets and
Communities Act in its entirety.
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2. Former Ottawa Police chief and newly-appointed Senator,
Vernon White, should immediatelyresign.
3. The federal government should make a commitment to invest 100
times the cost of monitoringand dismantling Occupy encampments
across Canada last fall to institute a national inquiry into
thecase of 600+ missing and murdered aboriginal women and
girls.
4. The House of Commons should immediately institute measures to
improve accountability andtransparency. The measures should include
limitations on the governing partys power to a)manipulate Standing
Orders; b) evade opposition scrutiny; c) shut down debate d)
silence critics; ande) run committees behind closed doors and
prevent Canadians from participating.
5. The Conservative government must immediately stop its
campaign against Canadians andCanadian democracy. This campaign
currently manifests through a) the criminalization of dissent;
b)promotion of a divisive agenda and attitude; c) whipping up of
unnecessary moral panic; and d) usingincendiary labels to stifle
debate and criticism on its actions.
Ill carry out the peaceful action in my apartment here in
Ottawa, and will undertake public action s,including regular visits
to Parliament Hill.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Respectfully,
Obert MadondoActivist and Progressive Political Blogger
Tel:(613) 265
4295Email:[email protected]:www.canadianprogressiveworld.com
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