Natives close border due to arming of Border Officers.
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loca...601?hub=Ottawa
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The federal public safety minister says the Canada-U.S. border crossing near Cornwall, Ont. won't reopen until the Mohawk community accepts that guards at the border will be armed with handguns.
"We are going to keep it closed until such time as the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the community indicate a willingness to allow the border services officers to be there as they are required across the country now in an armed circumstance," Peter Van Loan told CTV's Power Play.
The government closed the eastern Ontario border crossing at Cornwall Island just prior to midnight in advance of planned protests from members of the Akwesasne Mohawk First Nation.
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We should draft Mike Harris as negotiator. As my memory recalls, he was quite good at dealing with the native people.
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06-01-2009, 04:21 PM
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