Archive - May 16, 2008
Jailed Algonquin Leader Begins Hunger Strike to protest Ontario government inaction on mining
May 16, 2008 - 5:19am | by brianbeatonPress release
Jailed Algonquin Leader Begins Hunger Strike - Second Algonquin Chief Going to Jail - McGuinty Government Does Nothing
For Immediate Release - May 15, 2008(NNW) – On February 15, 2008 Ardoch Algonquin First Nation (AAFN) Spokesperson Robert Lovelace was sentenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Kingston to 6 months in maximum security, plus crippling fines, for peacefully protesting uranium mining in the Ardoch homeland. Chief Paula Sherman was fined $15,000 and given until today to pay the fine, failing which she will be jailed.