Akwesasne, Davis holds Canadian Border Services Agency accountable for Human Rights Violations

The Akwesasne community is invited to attend the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that is scheduled to take place on November 9, 10, 12, and 13th from 9:30 AM until 5 PM at the Nav Canada Centre in Cornwall Ontario.

For four years, Davis has been in and out of federal courts, regarding the Canadian Border Services Agency CBSA ( A Canadian Union)  be held accountable, for their violation of Human Rights. Davis is a young mother from Akwesasne.

Davis has been in and out of Federal Courts 4 years. It has been 4 years since the November 18th 2005 incident. She has been in the Federal Court fighting the Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice Canada since February 2009. The Attorney General of Canada & Department of Justice Canada, have been trying to quash this case from proceeding to the Tribunal for further inquiry/ investigation. Davis was successful at getting this case to proceed to the Tribunal, even after 4 attempts of the Attorney General & Department Justice of Canada, trying to stop it from proceeding to The Tribunal.

The Akwesasne community was forced to experience intimidation, harassment, and abuse from CBSA Union Workers, on a daily basis. Many in Akwesasne, have reason to beleive that when they filed complaints against the chronic abusers from CBSA, that they were ignored, discredited, and many of their filed complaints were actually destroyed (tossed into the garbage can).

Earlier this year, in May 2009, CBSA left their post on Kawehno:ke (aka Cornwall Island), when the Akwesasne community gathered around the CBSA building to state they can not allow the CBSA abusers to carry guns in their community. Akwesasne residents stated that their human rights complaints were being thrown away into the garbage, ignored, and even made fun of, by the accused CBSA agents. CBSA responded by leaving their building and asked that the Seaway Corporation hire all surrounding police and military agencies to barracade every road leading to and from Kawehno:ke.

When my husband and I were on the north edge of the bridge leading out of Kawehno:ke (aka Cornwall Island), to Cornwall Ontario, we were met by a road barracade full of Cornwall Police. The Police approached our vehicle, we rolled down our windows and they told us that they would allow us to leave, but they would never allow us to ever return back to our home on Kawehno:ke. The police even laughed after he saw the shocked looked on our faces.

So, I must say that I am very proud of Davis. Her path is not an easy, popular, or pretty one.

FILE NO: T1342-7208

GROUNDS: Age, Race, Sex

LOCATION:  NAV Canada Training Centre – Cornwall Ontario

Davis v. Canada Border Services Agency

HEARING DATES:
November 9, 10, 12, 13
November 30 – December 4
December 14 – 18

Rescheduled 3rd Time!  November 30th to December 18th   Click for Details

START TIMES:
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

This inquiry is open to the public. Akwesasne Community is Welcome to Attend.  Driving Directions and Map to NAV CANADA Centre is below:
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