Police nearly used force to end native blockade Shawn Brant: The report Fantino doesn't want you to see:

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2008/18/c5993.html

Media Advisory - R. v. Shawn Brant Publication Ban Reinstated

    TORONTO, July 18 /CNW/ - Please be advised that the Ontario Court of
Appeal has this afternoon issued an order, which has the effect of temporarily
reinstating the publication ban that was lifted earlier today in relation to
the preliminary inquiry held in the case of R. v. Shawn Brant. As a result of
this order the media should immediately cease reporting on evidence heard at
the preliminary inquiry and remove all related reports from websites.
    This afternoon's Court of Appeal order temporarily stays a ruling made
earlier today in Napanee until Wednesday afternoon, July 23rd, at 4:00 p.m. so
that a full stay application can be heard by the Court of Appeal on this
matter.

Now why did they do that? I managed to grab this copy just as the reports were disappearing one by one from the google news search.

Police nearly used force to end native blockade

July 18, 2008

The Canadian Press TORONTO — Documents released today show Ontario Provincial Police were minutes away from moving in on First Nations blockades on Highway 401 during last year’s aboriginal day of action. The documents include wiretaps of conversations between OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino and Mohawk protester Shawn Brant. The transcripts indicate Fantino told Brant he would do “everything I can within your community and everywhere else to destroy your reputation.” Fantino also told Brant “your world’s going to come crashing down” during the negotiations to end the tense standoff with police on June 29, 2007. The heated exchanges between the two men seem to contradict the force’s own guidelines when dealing with aboriginal groups. That code of conduct comes from recommendations stemming from the inquiry into the 1995 shooting death of native protester Dudley George by police at Ipperwash Provincial Park.

There have been umpteen court appearances by Six Nations people from Grand River and from Tyendinaga. Now why is it that ONLY Shawn Brant's court cases ALWAYS have a publication ban put on them?

I see. OK, so the publication ban is to protect Fantino from himself. Fantino is some pi**ed that they have compromising tapes of him! If Fantino doesn't want to get caught with his mouth open, perhaps Fantino should not make threats.