Warning: This story contains extremely graphic language that may be upsetting to some readers. Indigenous communities in Ontario are speaking out against the nomination of former premier Mike Harris to the Order of Ontario, saying it is a step back in reconciliation. The province recently named the controversial former premier as one of 25 people nominated for Ontario’s highest honour, which recognizes excellence and achievement in any chosen field. Joel Abram, the Grand Chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI), a group that represents seven Ontario First Nations, told CTV News Toronto on Tuesday that the news came as a shock.
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Ontario Regional Chief joins call to defer Order of Ontario award to former Premier Mike Harris
January 5, 2021
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TORONTO, ONT- Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald is calling on Ontario to defer awarding former Premier Mike Harris the Order of Ontario award.
The former premier is among 25 new appointments to the 2020 Order of Ontario, the provinces highest honour. The appointments were announced January 1, 2021 by the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario.
Mike Harris was the Progressive Conservative Ontario Premier of the mid-1990s who oversaw the 1995 Ipperwash crisis when Dudley George, an unarmed man, was shot dead by a police officer as First Nations protesters occupied Ipperwash Provincial Park.
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Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare calls last weekâs announcement of former premier Mike Harris being appointed to the 2020 Order of Ontario an insult to First Nations people across Ontario.
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While Harris is known for his involvement with the Walkerton E. coli outbreak and more recently serving as chairman as Chartwell Retirement Residences where seniors are dying of COVID-19, the focus for the Anishinabek Nation is his lasting legacy with the Ipperwash crisis, Anishinabek Nation states in a media release.
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