Category Archives: Christie Blatchford

Blowing Smoke with Hot Air: On Helpless, McHale, and the “Truth and Reconciliation” Rally

By Luke Stewart On 27 February 2011, over one hundred Six Nations solidarity activists gathered to hold a truth and reconciliation rally and celebrate the fifth anniversary of the reclamation of Kanonhstaton (the Douglas Creek Estates) by people of the … Continue reading

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“Truth and Reconciliation” Rally, Caledonia/Six Nations, February 27th, 2011

“Truth and Reconciliation” Caledonia/Six Nations, February 27th, 2011 Gary McHale organizes a “Truth and Reconciliation” rally in Caledonia, demanding that the OPP, the government, and Six Nations people apologize to the “victims” of Caledonia.  They attempt to erect an “apology” … Continue reading

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McHale Misrepresents “Truth and Reconciliation”

February 28th, 2011 Kate Milley Thanks to biased media coverage, by the likes of Christie Blatchford, most Ontarians know Gary McHale as a “civil rights activists” or the guy who pressed charges against Fantino in relation to the Six Nations … Continue reading

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Blatchford’s Helpless: Gross inaccuracies presented as fact

The Brantford Expositor–Editorial http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2875560 I am getting very sick of reading Toronto columnists and mainstream media types perpetuating the grossly inaccurate perceptions of the Caledonia/Six Nations situation at told by Christie Blatchford in her book Helpless. Since its release, others … Continue reading

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