Posted: Jan 07, 2021 12:31 PM ET | Last Updated: January 7
Former Ontario premier Mike Harris, shown in February 2006, has been nominated for the Order of Ontario, the province s highest honour. ((Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press))
Six Nations of the Grand River s elected council is joining calls for the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to rescind the appointment of former Premier Mike Harris to the province s highest honour.
It s a move in solidarity with other First Nations expressing outrage at his appointment to the Order of Ontario. A media release from Six Nations points to the death of Anthony Dudley George at Ipperwash in 1995 and the role Harris played.
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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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