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Will you call for a full public inquiry into the 2010 G20? Why or why not?
Responses to the question: "Will you call for a full public inquiry into the 2010 G20? Why or why not?"
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5 Candidate Responses (top)
| Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Anthony Giles | Yes | I think that the action of the police force during the G20 is despicable. However, I doubt that a full public inquiry would produce much if any information that would be useful. I think the better solution is to work on strengthening our constitution to allow for improved freedoms. Our constitution is littered with the word "reasonable". To say that we have freedom of speech "within reason" means that we really don't have free speech. Who gets to decide what is reasonable? It is the same with all other rights. Libertarians believe in protecting an individual's right to assemble. |
| Dave Braden | Yes | An inquiry at some point is mandatory. |
| Jamile Ghaddar | Yes | The MLPC has time and time again denounced the state violence against the G20 demonstrators and called for a people's inquiry into what took place. This call was based on the direct experience of MLPC activists involved in G20 organizing and in the demonstrations last June. In Hamilton, MLPC candidates Lisa Nussey (Hamilton Centre), Jamilé Ghaddar (ADFW) and Wendell Fields (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek) were lead organizers of our city's participation in the week of actions that took place in Toronto while the illegitimate G20 met. Many other local MLPC activists and members were also very involved in this work. We were on the front-lines face to face with the 25,000 riot police under the control of the Integrated Security Unit, which in turn is run by Northern Command, which in turn is under the control of the U.S. military. We directly experienced the state attacks as we worked tirelessly in the lead up to the demonstrations, during the actions and afterwards to affirm the right to dissent of all Canadians.
Throughout these efforts, and since the brutal state repression of our legitimate right to dissent, the Hamilton MLPC and every level of the party (including provincially and nationally) has been demanding a full public inquiry into what took place. We have continued the organizing work, supporting those facing charges from G20 organizing, and continuing to provide information updates through our online daily newspaper. In our view, the only legitimate inquiry would be a people's inquiry. There has been movement to do this and we are part of these efforts fully. We do not support the notion that the criminals investigate and pass judgement on themselves. As such, the various police-led inquiries that were announced on the heels of the G20 are fraudulent. For further information on the MLPC's views and involvement in G20 organizing, please read our daily newspaper, The Marxist-Leninist Daily. We published many articles, reports and views on the G20. A few sample links can be found at the following: http://www.cpcml.ca/Tmld2010/D40087.htm http://www.cpcml.ca/Tmld2010/D40132.htm http://www.cpcml.ca/Tmld2010/D40158.htm http://www.cpcml.ca/Tmld2010/D40114.htm http://www.cpcml.ca/Tmld2010/D40215.htm |
| Nancy MacBain | Yes | Absolutely. Like many Canadians, I was shocked by the mass arrests and rights violations that took place during the G20 summit last summer. The NDP has already called for a full public inquiry into the G20 and I support the party's continuing efforts to get to the bottom of what happened in Toronto last summer. |
| Peter Ormond | Yes | Of course. I attended the G20 rally, but was not present for the police state crackdown on the crowds. The military presence was alarming, Fake Lake unbelievable, and price tag irresponsible. Yes, I support a full public inquiry into the G20 fiasco. Very recent news releases suggest there were even more issues than the obvious ones. The $1.2 price tag would have been better spent on Hamilton's light rail system, don't you think? To put this into perspective, Hamilton's annual budget is just over a Billion dollars. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 5 | 100.0% |
| No | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maybe | 0 | 0.0% |
1 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale | ||
|---|---|---|
| David Sweet | ||
