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Dear Mr. Premier:
I am appalled that you have rejected the plea for a G20 independent inquiry. You must own up to your responsibility in this tragedy. The people of Toronto lost their civil liberties last weekend and we all deserve to know what exactly happened. We deserve to know where our one billion dollars were spent. We deserve to know who decided that people ought to be held in cages with limited food, water, medical care and legal counsel. Shame on you for not speaking out about this. It makes me wonder what you are afraid of. Listen to Canadians as we speak with one voice demanding an inquiry. Do your job. G20 INQUIRY NOW!
- Toronto resident Julienne Vipond
http://G20inquirynow.blogspot.com/
www.g20inquirynow@gmail.com
- Toronto resident Julienne Vipond
http://G20inquirynow.blogspot.com/
www.g20inquirynow@gmail.com
Letter to Prime Minister Harper
http://pm.gc.ca/eng/contact.asp
Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
The violation of civil liberties that occurred last weekend in Toronto was appalling. The Canadian public deserves answers. Where did the one billion dollars come from? What, exactly, was it spent on? Why were over one thousand people illegally arrested over the course of the weekend? Why were these people held in sub-standard conditions for periods of up to 35 hours? But most importantly, why have you failed to address this concern? As my Prime Minister I expect you to act. I expect answers. I ask you, I urge you, I beg you to come out from your private domain, to make a public statement, to advocate for a public inquiry and to accept responsibility for your part of what happened last weekend.
Yours truly,
Julienne Clare Vipond
Letter to President Obama
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Dear President Obama:
I am arguably your most ardent Canadian fan. I have read your books, watched your speeches, and cried on election night. I was one of millions who was inspired by your message of hope and change. I believe in what you hope to achieve. But today I am disappointed. I am saddened because I see you as the defender of civil liberties; speaker for those who have no voice; but yet you have not spoken out about the massive civil liberties violations that took place while you were in Toronto for the G20 Summit. I am not a radical; I am an ordinary citizen. But I am appalled at what took place last weekend. Over a thousand of my fellow countrymen and women were unlawfully detained, even if they had nothing to do with the Summit. Surely, you know this by now. Those arrested were held in small cages that often fit between 20-40 people with a single door-less bathroom. Detainees were often fed only one cheese sandwich and had to beg for water. Many are claiming sexual harassment from officers. Some were detained for up to 35 hours. Few were able to contact legal counsel. In the end almost no charges were laid and those arrested were released unconditionally. These arrests were made in clear violation of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is looking to file a lawsuit against, at the very least, the Toronto Police Department. There is a big fight ahead. But what saddens me is that you have not spoken out about this issue. You were there as our streets burned and my brothers and sisters were unlawfully arrested. You were there as part of a one billion dollar price tag that could have been spent on health care or education so that in a family like mine my husband can afford insulin or I can have a future free from a 50, 000 dollar student-loan debt. I hope you are still on the right side. I hope you will speak out about these injustices. I beg you to show to the people of Canada that you are with us in our struggle. That you are not just the President of a powerful country but that you are a human being invested in the well-being of all of us. In your campaigns you made references to letters you had received. I hope you take the time to read this one.
Yours,
Julienne Clare Vipond
Letter to the Associated Press
To the Associated Press:
I have been very disappointed as to your coverage of the G20 in Toronto. There is a major news story that has not yet been told. Last weekend in Toronto massive violations of civil liberties occurred. Over a thousand of my fellow countrymen and women were unlawfully detained, even if they had nothing to do with the Summit. Those arrested were held in small cages that often fit between 20-40 people with a single door-less bathroom. Detainees were often fed only one cheese sandwich and had to beg for water. Many are claiming sexual harassment from officers. Some were detained for up to 35 hours. Few were able to contact legal counsel. In the end almost no charges were laid and those arrested were released unconditionally. These arrests were made in clear violation of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is looking to file a lawsuit against, at the very least, the Toronto Police Department. Please do some research and make this story happen. I am including some links for your interest in case anyone does actually read this letter. I beg you to tell the whole truth of what happened in Toronto this past weekend.
