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Advocating for protestors

I talked on December 3 with Peter Rosenthal, legal council for the Council of Canadians and advocates for Site 41 protesters who faced mischief and other charges for their heroic opposition to the landfill which threatened the world’s purest water source. Just after this interview, which you can listen to here, we learned that charges were stayed in a Midland courtroom against the Site 41 protesters who were charged with mischief.

This may not be the end of it, since they were released with a condition that some could have their charges reinstated within one year if they take part in similar activities.

This could depend on whether Site 41 is resurrected in some form; don’t forget the Certificate of Approval hasn’t been withdrawn yet. The best news is that charges were dropped against Ina and Keith Wood, the elderly Tiny Township couple that were the first to be charged earlier this summer. Ina, 76, has had a stroke and is in hospital. Three of the Site 41 heroes, from Beausoleil First Nation, were also charged with intimidation.