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Drop the Charges Against the Site 41 Protesters

Drop the Charges Against the Site 41 Protesters

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CHRIS BENTLEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO
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We, the Undersigned draw the Attention of

The Attorney General of Ontario, Chris Bentley

Ministry of the Attorney General

McMurty-Scott Building, 720 Bay Street, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON



WHEREAS eighteen people are facing charges of mischief and three of those are facing additional charges of intimidation for peacefully protesting the construction of a landfill at Site 41 in Simcoe County, Ontario, and

WHEREAS the harm alleged was interference with the construction, and

WHEREAS the construction had not been properly approved by the Simcoe County Council, and

WHEREAS Simcoe County Council has now decided not to proceed with the construction and

WHEREAS the general feeling among residents of Simcoe County is that the protesters played an important and entirely positive role in contributing to the termination of the landfill project at Site 41,

THE UNDERSIGNED REQUEST THAT YOU WITHDRAW ALL OF THE CHARGESAGAINST ALL OF THE SITE 41 PROTESTERS.

We, the Undersigned draw the Attention of

The Attorney General of Ontario, Chris Bentley

Ministry of the Attorney General

McMurty-Scott Building, 720 Bay Street, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON



WHEREAS eighteen people are facing charges of mischief and three of those are facing additional charges of intimidation for peacefully protesting the construction of a landfill at Site 41 in Simcoe County, Ontario, and

WHEREAS the harm alleged was interference with the construction, and

WHEREAS the construction had not been properly approved by the Simcoe County Council, and

WHEREAS Simcoe County Council has now decided not to proceed with the construction and

WHEREAS the general feeling among residents of Simcoe County is that the protesters played an important and entirely positive role in contributing to the termination of the landfill project at Site 41,

THE UNDERSIGNED REQUEST THAT YOU WITHDRAW ALL OF THE CHARGESAGAINST ALL OF THE SITE 41 PROTESTERS.
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We signed the "Drop the Charges Against the Site 41 Protesters" petition!
# 1,191:
8:13 am PST, Nov 22, Arlen Horrell, Canada
it has only just begun.
# 1,190:
6:49 pm PST, Nov 21, Gary McCollum, Canada
Non violent civil disobedience has been a tool to bring attention to issues which have often been neglected or worse by the governments of the day. In light of the change of policy that this action has helped precipitate I believe it seems reasonable to drop the charges against those concerned. Thanks to those who take a stand on issues as important as this and put themselves at risk for the benefit of our future.
# 1,189:
10:20 am PST, Nov 21, Adam Hill, Canada
# 1,188:
7:46 am PST, Nov 21, J. robert Kellermann, Canada
# 1,187:
6:10 am PST, Nov 21, Menno Meijer, Canada
Water is a most precious resource which must be protected at all cost from further pollution and commodification. As my MPP I ask you to reconsider the charges against the responsible citizens involved in the Site 41 protest. Menno Meijer
# 1,186:
5:50 am PST, Nov 21, Julie Peters, Canada
# 1,185:
5:29 pm PST, Nov 20, Dannielle Dyson, Canada
Please reexamine the evidence and reconsider if these people should be charged.
# 1,184:
2:27 pm PST, Nov 20, Karen King, Canada
# 1,183:
1:40 pm PST, Nov 20, Barbara Smith, Canada
These courageous individuals were taking a stand to protect a precious resource. Would that we all had the same courage and determination. One day we will be thanking individuals such as these.
# 1,182:
12:26 pm PST, Nov 20, Avril Siddle, Canada
# 1,181:
7:28 am PST, Nov 20, Angela Gallant, Canada
We have the right of Protest against anything that affects us, directly or indirectly. Why not protect water sources? Commercialism has polluted and ruined so much of our natural sources..polluting the very people our government is suppose to protect. Leave the protestors alone! They are doing the right thing, the moral and ethical thing everyone needs to be doing.
# 1,180:
7:11 am PST, Nov 20, Laura Mitchell, Canada
remember that you are working for the people, not for your corporate sponsors. If the people don't want a dumpsite, it is up to the people to decide where to put their garbage. It is not up to the government to make decisions "in the public interest" against the public's wishes.
# 1,179:
6:47 am PST, Nov 20, David Heap, Canada
# 1,178:
6:40 am PST, Nov 20, Cindy Stanleigh, Canada
# 1,177:
10:00 pm PST, Nov 19, Elizabeth Gray, Canada
# 1,176:
7:42 pm PST, Nov 19, Name not displayed, Canada
# 1,175:
6:44 pm PST, Nov 19, Mathieu Cain, Canada
# 1,174:
2:52 pm PST, Nov 19, Aukje Byker, Canada
# 1,173:
1:16 pm PST, Nov 19, Melissa Parrott, Canada
# 1,172:
12:50 pm PST, Nov 19, Joe Metron, Canada
# 1,171:
12:19 pm PST, Nov 19, Name not displayed, Canada
I am a constituent in your riding. I am ashamed to live in a province where the most pure water on the planet is put at risk, and that those who peacefully work to save our water are charged under our flawed laws. You have the option to do the right thing, and drop the charges. There can be no benefit to the charges remaining. However, there are costs to the individuals, to our faith in our government, and to the legislative system in court costs borne by the taxpayer unnecessarily should these charges not be dropped. I urge you to reconsider.
# 1,170:
11:54 am PST, Nov 19, Helen Armstrong, Canada
# 1,169:
11:35 am PST, Nov 19, Aaron Keeler, Canada
# 1,168:
10:56 am PST, Nov 19, David Adeney, Canada
# 1,167:
10:41 am PST, Nov 19, Marie & Clare Jantzi, Canada
# 1,166:
10:20 am PST, Nov 19, Richard Matthews, Canada
water is a human right under article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Rights and Freedoms. It must be protected for both present and future generations
# 1,165:
9:49 am PST, Nov 19, Monica Shank, Canada
# 1,164:
8:46 am PST, Nov 19, Vilko Zbogar, Canada
A civilized society that values civil and political rights does not criminalize peaceful resisters
# 1,163:
8:21 am PST, Nov 19, Kyra Bell-Pasht, Canada
# 1,162:
7:50 am PST, Nov 19, Gloria Janzen, Canada
# 1,161:
7:39 am PST, Nov 19, Christine Schmied, Canada
Please support our children's future by protecting our precious resource and dropping the charges against these protestors.
# 1,160:
7:08 am PST, Nov 19, Carmen Langlois, Canada
De plus en plus nous serons amenés à supporter de tels groupes de gens courageux. Le silence n'est pas de mise. Parlons et bougeons! We'll be more and more in front of that kind of decision: support or not those brave and courageaous citizens from everywhere in the world. Please let's talk, and move! Silence is not an option.
# 1,159:
6:53 am PST, Nov 19, Jennifer White, Canada
# 1,158:
6:23 am PST, Nov 19, Stephen D'Arcy, Canada
!
# 1,157:
6:05 am PST, Nov 19, Helen Riordon, Canada
# 1,156:
6:01 am PST, Nov 19, Jean Johnston, Canada
# 1,155:
5:32 am PST, Nov 19, Yasmine El-Sabawi, Canada
The bottom line is - these folks did the right thing. They did it for the millions of people who want a cleaner earth.
# 1,154:
4:59 am PST, Nov 19, Gregg MacDonald, Canada
# 1,153:
4:52 am PST, Nov 19, David Janzen, Canada
This worthy cause deserves the charges to be dropped. It was a non violent action.
# 1,152:
4:38 am PST, Nov 19, Saleh Alathamena, Canada
I request the Attorney General of Ontario to immediately drop the charges against the 17 site 41 protesters.
# 1,151:
4:29 am PST, Nov 19, Melanie Brown, Canada
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