The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) is asking why the CBSA agency removed information from documents that Davis only received with ‘the information act’. Sean Gaudet is stuttering, waving his hand about, and explaining why it is ok for CBSA to withhold, tamper with, and even lose information. The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) said he is making a note of Sean Gaudet’s comments and Sean is looking towards his right in disgust.

3:15 pm, Helene is responding to a question about why a map of Akwesasne was put up by the men’s washroom. She said that CBSA did not explain why the map was up or why it was put up where it was.

Helene is answering Mr. Brian Smith’s questions about a two day aboriginal awareness session, during the time that she was a CBSA officer. She is talking about how she was dropped off at Jazz Magnolia in Cornwall Ontario for the aboriginal awareness session. She said she was sent home, after she pointed out misinformation, and the session continued to be provided to the rest of the CBSA officers.

3:28 pm, The Chair just asked Sean Gaudet if he will be done questioning Helene Oakes by 4:00 pm and everyone laughed. Sean is asking Helene for her birthday and her maiden name. She asked Sean Gaudet to explain how her maiden name is relevant, but answered anyway.

Sean is asking Helene about her marriage experience now. Helene questioned the relevance of her marriage experience. Sean Gaudet is asking if Helene’s husband took Helene’s oath yesterday, what is Helene’s husband’s connection with Akwesasne, and the marriage history of Helene and her husband.

The Chair told Sean Gaudet to move on. Sean just told Helene that she started as a clerk and Helene told Sean that she started as a secretary 2. Helene said she became a CBSA officer (BSO) in February 1999. Sean is asking Helene what her past career experience was with CBSA. August 2003, Helene became customs officer, after 3 months training in rideaux, and it included a diversity training (with jelly beans).

Sean Gaudet is asking Helene to verify all her previous statements. Helene is stating that she is not an expert on the Mohawk culture or community, and she considers herself a member of the Mohawk community. Helene is asking Sean Gaudet how the question is relevant to Fallan Davis? Sean Gaudet objected and the Chair is explaining that it sounds like Helene is trying to understand Sean Gaudet’s question.

Sean is saying that he just wants to know when the witness started feeling like she was a member of the Mohawk community. Helene stated “5 pm last night” very sternly. Sean is asking for the reason that Helene considers herself to be a member of the Mohawk community, does she live in the Akwesasne community, and has she ever lived in the Akwesasne community. Helene said “How is that relevant to this case’? The Chair is explaining to Sean Gaudet that he needs to explain why he is asking the questions.

Sean is explaining that he wants Helene to explain how she knows anything about the Akwesasne community. Sean Gaudet is telling the Chair that the evidence provided by the witness, is fabricated and he wants to expose her, by establishing background facts about the witness.

Sean is referring to a document that he never showed the Davis team, that he does not want to submit into evidence, but he wants to use it to prove that Helene is an incompetent liar? I am absolutely confused about why they are allowing Sean Gaudet to use documents that were never shown to Davis, even though Sean has absolutely objected to allowing Davis to use or submit evidence regarding how Lucinda Reading proves that CBSA maliciously destroyed or lost the audio video recordings from the Davis incident.

3:57 pm, Sean Gaudet is running Helene Oakes through his usual character assassination routine now.

4:02 pm, Sean Gaudet is insinuating that CBSA officers are trained to dance and pose in front of cameras, as part of a diffusion / confusion technique?

4:03 pm, Teiohontathe Fallan Davis is asking the Chair if he can help to get the tape, because CBSA is hiding the tape. The Chair wants to know why the audio video recordings from the Davis incident disappeared, who made the tapes disappear, and why did the tapes disappear?

Sean Gaudet is stating that CBSA will provide evidence… The Chair just said to Sean Gaudet again, ‘How come you don’t have the tapes’? Sean Gaudet is stating that he heard the Chair would keep an open mind and base his decision on the evidence provided.

Fallan Davis, also wants to note that the tape was asked for, and that CBSA responded with a written statement that said they never had any tapes and that CBSA never even signed the response.

Sean is asking the Tribunal to stop early again. Fallan is reminding Sean Gaudet that he previously agreed to go on until 5 pm each day. Sean Gaudet stated that he has to leave early, because he has another meeting that involves this Davis case. The Chair is allowing the Tribunal to end early at 4:45 pm again.

4:12 pm, everyone just went on a short break. Lucinda Reading is laughing with her assistant.

4:18 pm, everyone just returned from break. Sean Gaudet is asking Helene Oakes to describe how she questioned anyone and what kind of documents would she accept from anyone that went into the Indian Lane of the old CBSA checkpoint that was on Kawehno:ke (cornwall island, ontario) , at the time of the Davis incident in 2005. Helene is explaining that sometimes CBSA officers did not check identification from travelers that they recognized, based on each specific traveler, and each specific individual circumstance, of each individual that went through the Indian Lane from 1998 to 2008.

4:37 pm, Fallan Davis just noticed that the document that Sean Gaudet is referring to, is dated 2007 and that is not relevant because the Davis incident happened in 2005.

4:40 pm, Sean Gaudet is now referring Helene Oakes to the Akwesasne Remission Order. Helene is explaining how she was trained about the Remissions Order. She said that she was given a piece of paper with 5 questions on it and told to use that when questioning the Mohawks.

Helene is saying that the Remission Order is to respect the Jay Treaty, so that the Mohawks can bring goods to their reserve and use the goods on their reserve, while not being charged taxes.

Sean is now asking Helene to confirm the specific details about the Akwesasne Remission Order. Teiohontathe Fallan Davis just objected to Sean Gaudet’s use of the document, because it is from the Internet and not signed by the Mohawk Council. The Chair is stating that he is satisfied with the document. Sean said thanks to the chair and is asking Helene Oakes if she is familiar with the Remission Order again.

We are all adjourning until tomorrow morning now. Have a great night everyone.

Skennen ko:wa, Monica

Helene is saying that when Kim Hathaway left the compound,
she went by the fence and started taking more pictures.

Kakwerais asked Helene did any transmissions mention Kim Hathaway
taking photos. Helene stated that VACIS team individual stated he
did not give Kim Hathaway permission to take photos, on the radio
transmission. Helene was disgusted by the VACIS team and CBSA
individuals that were escalating the issue, making ridiculous comments
on the radio. Helene said that at one point, while she was in office,

when officers caparelli and anderson made the comments on radio to
escalate the issue – they started scaring the newer officers,
they started making more and more ridiculous comments about how the
cbsa building is bomb proof.

Helene said she thought caparelli and anderson saw an opportunity
to help them get their own firearms, so they seemed to be escalating
the issue to help them with their goals to get their own firearms. they
were in the middle of negotiations to get firearms at the time (nov 2005).

officers scott anderson and caparelli were not in compound when Fallan was sent into
cbsa building. they both went outside to speak with VACIS team, while
Kim Hathaway was taking photos of VACIS team in compound.

Helene said that the compound area was not a restricted area. the cbsa
allows public to photograph, record, video as long as not stopping cbsa from doing their duty.
the commercial compound is not a restricted area, because anyone can
walk in their at any time. their were no signs stating that it is restricted.

Oka’s routine is to drive into commercial compound, take a look, then go park
his vehicle. Helene stated that the CBSA port in Akwesasne, was viewed as
the armpit of CBSA. Fear was put into the new CBSA agents, like ‘watch out
for the bad Indians’. Indians are presumed guilty until proven innocent.
You do have a fear when you first go their. Hang on to your Hair, when you
first go their. Its crazy but its their.

11:06 am Kakwerais was just interrupted by Sean. Sean is saying he is
so patient…. Kakwerais is continuing to ask Helene if the CBSA agents
were so fearful of other races of people?

Kakwerais asked Helene if the security cameras at CBSA could be remotely
controlled? Sean: why is that relevant?

Fallan asked Helene if she was ever praised for her professionalism? Helene
said that her relationship with her co-workers deteriorated, because Labor Canada was called in and asked why the port was going to be closed because of claims of being fearful of the ‘Mohawk Warriors’.

Helene is saying that it was difficult to watch some CBSA officers nitpick on Mohawks constantly and watch it be escalated by the CBSA officers.  Helene said she actually cried for a few days.  Helene could not believe how far the CBSA officers escalated the incident with a shivering cold, scared young girl (Fallan Davis).

11:15 am Helene said that she was afraid of the CBSA agents and not of anyone from the Akwesasne community.   She was disgusted how the Davis incident was being used to paint the Mohawks as ‘lawless’ criminals and an excuse for the CBSA agents to get their firearms.  The Indian Lane and commercial compound area was closed off.  The CBSA port was swarming with RCMP.

11:18 am Sean interrupted and does not want Kakwerais to ask Helene about the closure of the Indian Lane and the commercial compound.  Kakwerais wants to know how long the Indian Lane was closed after the incident.  Sean is objecting to the questions.  Mr. Brian Smith is stating that the question and response is actually relevant, finding out what lanes were closed, and could demonstrate to the tribunal the threat and how it ties into the allegations.

Sean is objecting to the question being asked of Helene.  Chair is stopping the question because he does not ‘need more cream on the cake’, so he is accepting the objection.

11:22 am Fallan is asking if Helene ever saw John Boots at the compound.  Helene said that she was asked to remove her Warrior Flag Decal off of her vehicle.  CBSA had a meeting with Erin Oakes, Russ Jock, Brian David, and Francis Boots.  Education offer was made and CBSA threatened to charge Helene with harassment.  John and Harriet Boots then offered support.  Helene stated that the  Warrior Flag Decal symbolizes unity and culture, it does not symbolize violence.

11:27 am Kakwerais is asking Helene what the atmosphere was like around CBSA after Davis incident.  Helene is saying that the snide comments and negative attitudes towards her, was enough.  Helene said she stood up for the core values, and when she saw CBSA agents violating the core values, they persecuted her.

11:29 am The Chair (Réjean Bélanger), Helene, and many others are looking tired now.  Teiohontathe Fallan Davis is asking Helene about a document (email) that she had to use the ‘access to information act’ to find.  Kakwerais just asked Helene if she was ever written up.  Helene is talking about how ‘running the port’ is a very serious thing.  She is talking about how she helped a man in Akwesasne to de -escalate an issue.  Helene received an email stating that CBSA decided to not charge the man.   Helene then received a phone call from the Justice Department stating that they were going to charge the man for ‘running the port’.  Then Helene was charged with violation of section 107 of the Customs Act.  Helene gave another example of how she has been persecuted by CBSA each time she stood up for what she believes is the right thing to do.

11:38 am Kakwerais asked Helene if their was an armed escort of VACIS off of Akwesasne.  Helene said that yes, Akwesasne PD escorted them out of Akwesasne.

11:40 am Kakwerais is bringing a map of Akwesasne out.  We are taking a quick break and will be right back.

11:52 am The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) asked if Helene Oakes interrogation can be finished with Kakwerais by lunch time.  Kakwerais is asking Helene about the map now.  The map was made in January 2006 from the Akwesasne Environmental Department.

The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) asked Sean Gaudet and everyone to take a close look at the map for a few minutes.  Mr. Brian Smith agrees.  Sean Gaudet is questioning if Kakwerais is going to finish the interrogation soon?  Sean Gaudet just stated he wants to terminate the Davis questioning of Helene Oakes, as soon as possible.  Sean does not object to having everyone look closely at the map provided by Davis.

11:59am Davis team, The Human Rights Commision, and CBSA legal team is all gathered around a large map of Akwesasne in the front of the room.  They are discussing what is on the map, Kakwerais is explaining the borders and locations within our community of Akwesasne to everyone.  Teiohontathe Fallan Davis just pointed out her island (Kawehnoke, aka cornwall island ontario).  The Chair, Rejean Belanger, is asking about the borders, how do people go shop, get to the doctors, etc.  Nicole is asking if she can help by providing color highlighters.  The colors of the map are very light and hard to see from where everyone sits at their tables with microphones.

The reason that the Chair (Réjean Bélanger) knows nothing about Akwesasne community and borders, is because they chose a Chair that had no previous bias about Akwesasne and the Indians that live around Akwesasne.

12:02 am Everyone is back to their seats and microphones.  The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) is asking the map to be submitted into evidence and labeled.

Kakwerais asked Helene what is it like to travel from Kawehnoke (cornwall island, ontario) to Snye Quebec.  Helene is using a pointer, showing how she crosses over the USA border, then Rt 137, then Cook Road….

Kakwerais asked Helene what parts are New York State, Quebec, and Ontario. Kakwerais asked Helene if she was ever told why their are no border checkpoints around Akwesasne.  Helene is saying that the borders of USA and Canada mean nothing to the Mohawks because they were not put their by Mohawks.  The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) looks a little confused now.

Kakwerais asked Helene Oakes if she knows how the Mohawks view the borders.  Helene is saying that Akwesasne is all one community.

Kakwerais is asking Helene about the jelly bean training that Helene spoke about yesterday.  She asked Helene if anyone ever explained the Akwesasne community to any of the CBSA agents.

Helene is talking about Sandra Day, that sometime around 2001, put everyone in a van and gave the CBSA agents a 3 hour tour of the Akwesasne community.  Their were repercussions though, because CBSA never got permission to visit the Akwesasne community.   Helene is explaining how the people that live in Snye, sometimes have New York State license plates on their vehicles.

Helene is telling the difference between the different area codes that are used within Akwesasne community. The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) was not able to understand the relevance of the Ontario area code being used in the ‘quebec’ portion of Akwesasne.

Helene stated that their are no taxes paid on goods from Akwesasne.

12:15 am Kakwerais asked Helene what a CBSA officer says to traveler in (p4)  Indian lane.  Helene said that CBSA questions depend on who the traveler is.  Helene said that alot of times, CBSA just wave the travelers through because they saw the same community members hundreds of times, many times in each day.

Helene is talking about how the older crew of CBSA agents had worked in Akwesasne for 20 or 30 years.  Often CBSA agents did not even have to ask anything of the Indian Lane travelers.

12:20 pm Sean Gaudet just objected to Kakwerais question to Helene ‘how many times did CBSA close down the port’.  Helene said that the only time it was ever closed down while she worked their, was once – on November 2009  with the Davis incident.

Helene is asking the Chair (Réjean Bélanger) if she can tell the other CBSA officers that worked while Helene did, that were also Mohawk.  Helene said that 2 full time males, 1 term male, 6 summer students worked at CBSA while she did.  Helene is talking about how every Mohawk that ever worked at CBSA were fired or suspended and never retired with CBSA.  The Chair (Réjean Bélanger) and Sean Gaudet is objecting to the question, because the answer indicates that CBSA has a reputation of suspending and firing Mohawks.

We are leaving for lunch now (12:25 pm ) and will return at 2:00 pm today.

Nicole just notified the Chair that her system needs a few minutes to reboot.  At 3:17 pm, Nicole’s system was running and everything is being recorded now.  Sean’s request was ignored and Dana is now interrogating Helene Oakes about her past grievance with CBSA.  Helene stated that she never had work conflicts prior to working with CBSA in Akwesasne.

Helene said that she worked with a lot of respectable CBSA agents that followed the core values.  She said that their was also a small handful of CBSA agents that do not follow the core values.  Sean Gaudet objected to Helene’s statement. The Chair argued that it is important to recognize that Helene views and acknowledges that not every CBSA agent is ‘bad’.

Sean Gaudet is objecting and arguing that it’s not relevant, to try and establish if the witness (former CBSA officer), noticed that the more experienced CBSA officers treated the public differently than the newer inexperienced CBSA officers.  The Chair has agreed to stop the question, because it is asking for an opinion.

Helene is talking about the unique location of Akwesasne.  The Chair is asking if the USA border has the same problems as CBSA.  Helene is telling the Chair that the USA border gets more training and is much more professional.  Teiohontathe Fallan Davis is telling the Chair how the USA border customs building even shows the two row wampum inside their building.  Helene is explaining the Two Row Wampum concept to the Chair.  Salt held up the Two Row Wampum from the gallery, and the Chair noticed him, because Salt has his Kastoweh and ribbon shirt on.

Sean Gaudet objected to Dana drawing a quick map of Akwesasne.  The Chair ignored his objection, so Dana is showing the commission what Akwesasne is like in regards to the borders and how we are able to leave and return from our homes. How we are each expected to ask permission from so many border agents, just to get groceries, go to doctor, school, or work.  Sean Gaudet objected to showing a map of Akwesasne, so Dana said she would bring a map tomorrow for him.

Helene is saying that traditionalists do not recognize the borders that were placed for USA and Canada.  The Chair stopped the question and said that the question is getting too far from the Davis incident.

Helene went on to state that the day of the Davis incident, it was a ‘blitz’ from CBSA. That means that CBSA is targetting a certain problem, such as drugs or counterfeit money.  Blitzes might be pre-arranged, like on November 18 2005, when the VACIS machine was put on Davis.  Helene said that she had never seen a VACIS machine used on a vehicle before, because it was for commercial trucks, as far as she knew.

The Chair asked Helene why would Davis be targetted?  Helene said that black suvs from the reserve were targetted that day and that target was determined a few days earlier.  Sometimes blitzes were done where the only targets were anyone that went to the ‘Indian Lane’.  Helene never heard of a blitz being done on only lanes that were not the ‘Indian Lane’.

4:12 pm, Helene stated that cameras are on the old cbsa building, on the bridges, and the video tape is subpenoed to the courts when incidents happen.  Helene said that she went into the mohawk security office on November 18th 2005 and she saw that ‘Oka , Richard Jacobs’ still had the security cameras on the commercial area, where the VACIS machine was used against Davis earlier.  Helene said they also had problems with cameras because the male officers were zooming the camera onto females inappropriately.  She said that even though their was many cameras, their was only one tape and she does not know what the other CBSA officers did with the video tape recording of the Davis incident.

Blitzes in regards to the Chinese buses that go across to the casino, are to find out if any currency or contraband issues are happening. The chair just asked Helene if it was ever discussed that targeting Chinese buses could be viewed as discriminatory or profiling.

4:23 pm, Helene stated that Kevin Sills (targeting agent) with VACIS from landsdown wanted to blitz ‘Black SUVs’ that go in the Indian Lane, on the day that CBSA abused Davis.  Helene said that the VACIS team rarely ever went to the Akwesasne CBSA port.

4:25 pm, we are taking break until 4:30, then go until 5 pm.   Sean Gaudet claims to have a meeting, so he can’t stay until 5 pm.

4:40 pm, Sean is trying to cross examine Helene now (out of his turn, disrupting her process).  Helene is telling how the procedure and policies work, in regards to the video tapes that CBSA recorded all around the CBSA building. She said that she saw Richard Jacobs was taping / recording the incident with Davis.  She could not beleive what she was hearing on the radio and watching on the cameras, it was disgusting how Davis was being treated.

4:45 pm Sean Gaudet is objecting to a document being used as evidence.  Davis said she had to get the document, from ‘access to information act’ because it was never disclosed.  The document is created by Lucinda Reading and refers to ‘the tape’ that CBSA recorded of the Davis incident in 2005.

The chair is stopping today’s tribunal and stated we will start back up tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.

Sean Gaudet is objecting that Joyce King be allowed to testify as a witness.  His objections sound like another stall tactic.  Sean stated that the ‘essence of the Joyce King affidavit’ is not relevant to the Davis vs CBSA Human Rights Tribunal and that it’s just all heresay evidence from Joyce King.  Sean’s third argument is that Joyce King was listed as witness to testify about other complaints against CBSA

Sean Gaudet is argueing that Larry King’s affidavit is also not relevant to the incident regarding Davis vs. CBSA, because it refers to political elements between CBSA and residents of Akwesasne.  Sean stated that Larry King’s affidavit is also just hearsay.

The Chair asked for comments from Mr. Brian Smith. Mr. Smith said that Joyce King’s affidavit does not describe any detail about past misconduct from CBSA, and it only tells about number of complaints.  He reminded tribunal in Human Rights case, is their any breach of law with interactions of respondent and complainant.  If yes, next stage is to find appropriate remedy.  We’ve already heard from human rights commission that if breach is found, then they request change in policies to help stop similar breaches from occurring in future.

Mr Smith stated that Joyce King’s statements may be helpful for deciding on remedies for past breaches, so her statements may be relevant.  Mr. Smith also stated that Larry King’s statements may also be helpful in regards to talking about another witness, Lance Markel regarding specific incidents in CBSA.  The relevance of witnesses should be equally applicable from both sides respondent and defendant. Someone just whispered from the public seating, ‘that Markel is a lying son of a …’.

Kakwerais reminded the Chair and human rights comission that she can not surmise what Joyce King might say during testimony, but she should be allowed to testify. Larry King should be allowed to testify, because his portfolio was to deal with CBSA as a long-time leader in the community.  Larry is well aware of the CBSA, because he has been sitting at table with CBSA for longer than 2005.  Lance Markel also put non relevant incidents in the affidavit as a witness for CBSA.

Kakwerais went on to say that “Whats good for the goose is good for the gander”.  She reminded everyone that they aren’t lawyers and they are just trying to help make sure the truth will be heard, so something can be decided to protect the human rights of our people.  Teiohontathe Fall Davis, also reminded the Chair and Commision, that Maurice Soicier does not even have an affidavit, Todd Smart does not , Dennis Demeers does not,  Kevin Sills does not, Mike Gallovoles does not and most of the CBSA witnesses, have never provided affidavits.

2:00 pm The Chair said that all the missing affidavits from the CBSA witnesses, are not to be dealt with at this time. Joyce and Larry King is relevant and will be allowed to testify.

Sean is making demands now, he just said that he assumes Joyce King is a liar.  Sean wants to see all the past complaints, including 46 from January 2009.  Fallan asked if its possible to black out the complainants names, so they don’t worry about retaliation from CBSA.

Chair stated he does not want to see all the past complaints.    If Joyce does not bring complaints, or even if she submits them as evidence, they wont have much weight.   Chair still wants to know if their is a problem, starting with Davis. Is it the sole complaint filed by the community?  If their is a problem, the Chair would like to know.  Then if a problem is found, both parties sit down and come up with solutions.  The chair said that he is not ready to study 46 complaints from January.

Sean said he does not know how he can cross examine without seeing complaints.  Chair stated he wants to weigh the evidence, even weak hearsay.  Sean stated his ‘final word’ on Joyce King’s affidavit could not have been done on memory. In terms of disclosure obligations they never provided the 46 past complaints and in all fairness….

It’s 2:05 pm and the chair just called in the next witness, Helene Oakes.  She is being sworn in with wampum and eagle feather.

Kakwerais is interrogating Helene now.  Helene was a CBSA officer from dec 1993 until sept 2008.  The training from CBSA never referred to the beliefs of the Indians along the border, except for some jelly bean training. The teacher put white jelly beans in the jar of red jelly beans and asked the CBSA agents how the red jelly beans felt.  Alot of people got upset with it, so they stopped the training – cultural diversified training.

Helene asked Rod Hart (chief of operations), Lance Markell (chief), Debbie Zion (director), Richard Comafords (regional director), for cultural sensitivity training for CBSA officers many times in the past, but her request was tossed aside with excuses about ‘relevance’, ‘no money’ and ‘no time’ for such training.

Helene stated that cooperation, integrity, respect, professionalism are the 4 core values of a CBSA custom officer. The chair asked Helene to explain her understanding of the core values.  Helene explained that their is no need to be a bully to the public, even if that person had been arrested before.  Helene also explained that every public servant swears allegiance to public service policies and laws.

Helene stated that after the Davis incident, a gentleman from New Brunswick provided aboriginal training that was full of misinformation about the Mohawks.  The trainer did not have any experience with aboriginals.  Helene brought the misinformation to the attention of Rod Hart, so they did not allow her to attend the training.    The chair asked Helene who should provide the training. Helene said that Mohawks from Akwesasne should provide the cultural sensitivity training.

Helene was suspended, under section 107 of customs act, after telling Rod Hart that the cultural sensitivity training was full of misinformation.  Mohawks from Akwesasne offered to provide training and answer any question of the CBSA, and Mr. Rod Hart said  that the Mohawks from Akwesasne are Ir Relevant in regards to providing cultural sensitivity training!

Sean Gaudet objected to any question about the feelings of CBSA agents after they received the misinformed cultural training.  Helene said that the CBSA agents were just happy to get paid overtime for the training and they seemed agitated by the banshee screaming from one of the cultural sensitivity trainers.  When Helene and her husband submitted a corrected training agenda, the CBSA responded by discharging Helene.

We are breaking now at 2:56 pm until 3:10 pm.

We all barely arrived at the Davis vs. CBSA Human Rights Tribunal in time, before the chair was going to cancel.  When we got to the CBSA barracade at the north edge of our bridge from Kawehnoke (cornwall island ontario), the CBSA agents took out a yellow form and demanded that we drive over to their detainment trailer and wait for them to let us continue to our destination (Tribunal).

The CBSA agents were rude as usual, and one (#16279) shook his head and mumbled ‘unbeleivable’ when I kept my camera out and rolling.  Another CBSA agent (#) demanded that I shut my camera off and I had to remind him that I am in a public place, so he left me alone after he realized that others know about the laws that CBSA tries to break.  Then the CBSA agent cited that he had to interrogate us about our births, ids, place of births, residence because of the Immigration & Refugee Act.  His CBSA partner, laughed, butted into the conversation and said it was important for us to know that it was the ‘Refugee Protection Act’.  We told them again and again that we are not refugees, nor are we immigrants.

I will write more details later and show the video of the incident later.  I am sitting in the Human Rights Tribunal now, so will share more later.  Sean Gaudet is stalling for time as usual right now.  He tried a few more weak attempts and provided weak excuses stating why he does not want any of Davis witnesses to be allowed to speak at the Tribunal.  Right now Sean Gaudet is questioning who the owners are of the Boots home, and trying to prove that stories from the Standard Freeholder are complete truth, in regards to ‘Warrior Society’.

More Later.  We made it safely and peacefully to the Nav Can Center today

My previous posts about the events are also found online at “CBSA stopped tribunal by arresting Davis for roaming freely around Akwesasne” and “Davis vs. CBSA human rights tribunal stopped again by the CBSA“. Another good video to watch, so that you can get a good idea of how the C.B.S.A. is trying to force Katenies, the Davis family, and all Onkwehonwe to become ‘Canadian tax payers’ can be found online and is titled “Court Ignores Mohawk Jurisdiction, by Lia Tara“. It’s interesting to note that the video shows Katenies at the cornwall court house, more than a year ago.

I have to question why the C.B.S.A. and the Crown waited for more than a year, to chain – imprison and try to force Katenies to be held under the British Crown?  Onkwehonwe are not Canadians nor are we British!  Why did the C.B.S.A. and Crown choose to imprison Katenies, stopping her from attending the Davis vs. Human Rights Tribunal?  Why did the CBSA refuse to tell us why they  arrested Katenies on thursday December 3 2009?  When did the CBSA get authority to arrest Katenies and any Onkwehonwe for roaming freely around Akwesasne?

When ‘Show and Tell’ involves C.B.S.A.  and government agents that assume their activities are secret, it tends to look like a scene from a prison camp dictatorship.  The photos, audio and video that were recorded, while the C.B.S.A. harassed us, lied to us, and imprisoned Katenies has been sent to many safe locations and it is available from AkwesasneWomensFire.com.

Not one of us are criminals, our only ‘crime’ according to CBSA and the Canada corporation, is that we choose to roam freely around Akwesasne, our homelands, the Americos Empire.

You can listen to what everyone said for yourself, by clicking the audio links next to each picture ( I will post asap ).  CBSA trailer also has cameras and they record everything inside their trailer and the CBSA barricade on Brookdale avenue at the north edge of the bridge. Historically, the CBSA mysteriously lose or damage their own recordings, each time they abuse anyone though.  That is why everyone is encouraged to record and document everything they encounter at all times.

This first photo is a young man that claimed to be a C.B.S.A. agent.  He was wearing a gun, weapons, vest, black uniform while he ‘processed my ID’ in the CBSA trailer next to Hieberts restaurant, on Brookdale Avenue in Cornwall Ontario.  He told me that he does not have to wear a badge number when I asked him what his badge number was.  He laughed and scoffed at my question, carried my ID card to a desk.  He wrote notes about my ID card, then took it over to a copy machine.

His superior (#16210) also backed up the anonymous CBSA agent’s statements by telling me that hiding badge numbers was an ‘internal matter’ that did not concern me.  I kept questioning both of them and they both laughed at me.  They insisted that they are not required to wear nor show their badge numbers at any time.

I stepped out of the CBSA trailer and requested more cameras to go inside with me, to find out the badge number of the CBSA agent.  The slimy behavior of the CBSA agents (today and in the past), give me cause to be alarmed that they plan to abuse their position at any time.

When I returned with cameras,  the anonymous CBSA agent ran into the back room of the CBSA trailer and tried to quickly put a badge number on his uniform.  He returned to me and my camera, smiling.  He  tried to place a badge number on my camera lens.   The new badge number he produced, was  #20372, but his actions give me reason to never trust him or his superiors.

CBSA agent # 16210 stated again that the badge numbers are not required, an internal matter, and did not concern us.  I stated that I do not believe anything that liars say to me and their was now no way for me to know if that new badge number even belonged to the anonymous CBSA agent. Here is a photo of the CBSA agent that claimed he is never required to show or tell what his badge number is (while he is carrying a gun too!).

CBSA agent refused to wear or show his badge number, while wearing gun, weapons, taking my ID card away and making copies. (maybe #20372)

CBSA agent refused to wear or show his badge number, while wearing gun, weapons, taking my ID card away and making copies. (maybe #20372) Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

CBSA agent refused to wear or show his badge number, while wearing gun, weapons, taking my ID card away and making copies. (maybe #20372) Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

Here are photos of the CBSA agent that claimed to be the superior of the above CBSA agent.  The following CBSA agent (# ) is the one that told me that they never have to wear or show their badge numbers to any of us, while they are in uniform, carrying firearms, and imprisoning any of us.  He also refused to say why he chained and imprisoned Katenies.  Then he stated that he did not know why he arrested Katenies.  Then he stated that he can arrest anyone at any time.

CBSA agent #16210, telling me that they can hide badge numbers anytime they choose. Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

CBSA agent #16210, telling me that they can hide badge numbers anytime they choose. Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

CBSA agent #16210, telling me that they can hide badge numbers anytime they choose. Thursday Morning Dec. 3, 2009 Cornwall Ontario.

Katenies was chained and imprisoned in a room, in the CBSA trailer. The CBSA agents in the trailer, were overheard talking about how Lucinda Reading and Sean Gaudet setup a ‘lookout synopsis’ the day before, as part of their plan to stop Davis from attending the Davis vs. CBSA Human Rights Tribunal. Katenies was denied communication with anyone. CBSA and the Crown tried to force their own Canadian lawyer onto Katenies and her family. The Crown denied Katenies the ability to speak for herself and now they threaten to imprison and hide Katenies until March 2010. Teihontathe Fallan Davis continues to attend the Human Rights Tribunal, even while her mother Katenies is being imprisoned, hidden, and silenced by CBSA, the Crown, and the dictatorship that I know as Canada corporation.

I noticed that the USA border has erected a new metal barracade on the north edge of the bridge to Kawehno:ke, in the past few days. I wonder if the elders fears will come true, when they say the corporations of USA and Canada will imprison all Onkwehonwe?

• C.B.S.A. = Canadian Border Services Agency.  A Canadian Union.  Note that CBSA duties do not state that they decide when Onkwehonwe are ‘allowed’ to leave and return from our homes around Akwesasne!
• Maps of Akwesasne.

According to the CHRC website, “the Commission works with service providers, individuals, unions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and provincial and territorial human rights bodies to foster understanding and commitment to achieving a society where human rights are respected in everyday practices.”

Internationally, the Commission’s strong leadership role includes chairing the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, within the United Nations. The CHRC Organizational Chart can be viewed online at http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/about/organizational_chart_organigramme-en.asp

In 1977, Parliament passed the Canadian Human Rights Act. The Commission began its work in 1978. The purpose of the Act is to ensure equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination in federal jurisdiction. The idea behind the Act is that people will not be placed at a disadvantage because of their age, sex, race or any other ground covered by the Act. That is discrimination and is against the Canadian law.

Who is Protected by the Act? Who is Governed by It?

Since 2006, the C.B.S.A. legal team has practiced slimy tactics in response to Davis wanting an inquiry with the Human Rights Tribunal. C.B.S.A. continues the following tactics during the Human Rights Tribunal:

• attempted to deny the request for a Human Rights Tribunal, 4 times, citing relevance.
• attempt to prove that Davis was not receiving services.
• attempt to prove that Davis can not be ‘Lawfully present in Canada’.
• attempt to prove that Davis can not be ‘legally entitled to return to Canada’.
• details online at http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/discrimination/federally_regulated-en.asp
• attempt to discredit Davis’s health in regards to physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
• questioned where Davis finds support to maintain her health.
• attempt to discredit and prove that Davis is not fit to represent and speak for herself around C.B.S.A.

At one point, during the Human Rights Tribunal, Sean Gaudet (C.B.S.A. lawyer) kept speaking about and referring to a document that was in the French language.  Mr. Gaudet continued speaking in French, then demanding a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer from Davis, even while it was very apparent that Davis does not speak nor understand the French language.  That was just one slimy trick that slithered out of his lawyer sleeve.

Another slimy tactic that Sean Gaudet tried with that same French language document, was in regards to Davis medical lab results.  The medical lab results were in regards to standard PAP Smear tests that all females are familiar with.  At one point, Sean Gaudet loudly proclaimed into his microphone that the medical lab result document mentioned a sexually transmitted disease, but he stopped at that point.  The way Sean Gaudet referred to the sexually transmitted disease, insinuated that Davis may have that sexually transmitted disease.

The Human Rights Commission angrily spoke out and stated that, as a matter of fact, Davis’s medical records stated that she did not have any sexually transmitted diseases!  If the Chair had not spoken out at that point, Sean Gaudet’s insinuation that Davis had sexually transmitted diseases would have been forever recorded in the audio, unchecked.

It’s been very difficult for me to quietly watch the Human Rights Tribunal, because I feel that Davis is being further abused by a team of slimy fork-tongued monsters.  Sometimes I want to stand up and yell at them to stop being so racist and hateful.  I quietly listen, watch, think, and document everything though.  While my protective instincts tell me to stand up, yell, and scare the monsters away, I find a way to remember that The Great Law prevails and Onkwehonwe wish for the truth to be known.  I don’t know how my friends do it, but they do still have faith that love, peace, and righteousness will create a respectful friendship.

I personally find it disturbing, how the C.B.S.A badgers and verbally abuses the witnesses during this Human Rights Tribunal.  If you had a chance to be heard by the Human Rights Commission, how would you prepare yourself for further abuse from C.B.S.A. ?

When we got to the C.B.S.A. blockade and told the C.B.S.A. agents that we were on our way to the Human Rights Tribunal, the C.B.S.A. agents chose to escalate the event into a verbally violent confrontation.  They quickly surrounded our vehicle, put on their black leather gloves and started barking orders at us and accusing us of various negative actions, from every side.

Luckily, we found our cameras and shot video and pictures of the incident.  Our cameras seemed to help the C.B.S.A. agents to back off a little from us.  Those videos and pictures will be available to the public very soon.

The C.B.S.A. agents forced Katenies into handcuffs and took her away from us.  The C.B.S.A. agents refused to tell us why they were kidnapping Katenies.  We followed the C.B.S.A. vehicle over to their fenced in compound, next to Hieberts Restaurant and the traffic circle on Brookdale Avenue.  The C.B.S.A. agents knew that Katenies is part of Teiohontathe Fallan Davis support team in the Human Rights Tribunal.  We could not allow Katenies to be kidnapped, cuffed, and taken away by the same people that are known to violate the Human Rights of Katenies and her daughter Teiohontathe.   They had physically beaten Katenies a few years ago and that abuse has also gone unchecked.  In fact, C.B.S.A. continues to try and escalate that abusive event.

It’s important to note that C.B.S.A. had already been in federal courts with Katenies and had seen Katenies travel around Akwesasne for many years, prior to this date of the Human Rights Tribunal.  C.B.S.A. was allready found to have no jurisdiction over Katenies and her right to roam at large, travel freely, and exist as an Onkwehonwe woman.

Why did C.B.S.A. agents choose to ‘arrest’ Katenies in the middle of the Human Rights Tribunal?  The very same Human Rights Tribunal that C.B.S.A. tried to stop 4 times in the past already?

One of the recent reasons that C.B.S.A. used as an excuse to stop the Human Rights Tribunal, was that their lawyer Gaudet had a close relative that was sick from a flu virus.  C.B.S.A. stated that they only want that one lawyer to move forward for them.  Yet, it has become a known fact that Gaudet was actually working on this case, during the time he claimed he was so distraught over a family illness.  Davis and her support, continue to give compassion and patience to C.B.S.A. even as C.B.S.A. chooses to abuse their position, every step of the way.

As I witness the patience and compassion from Katenies and Teiohontathe Davis, while they endure year after year of abuse from C.B.S.A. and their union agents, I am reminded of The Great Law and how it works every day.

Some of our group, overheard the C.B.S.A. agents discuss how Sean Gaudet and Lucinda Reading created a ‘LookOut Synopsis’ the night before, as a tactic to stop Katenies from being able to support her daughter Teiohontathe for the rest of the Human Rights Tribunal.  If C.B.S.A. has nothing to hide, why are they now in their 5th slimy attempt to stop the Human Rights Tribunal from hearing the voices of Katenies and her daughter Teiohontathe?

I wrote about this incident earlier and you can find that post at http://www.akwesasnewomensfire.com/government/davis-vs-c-b-s-a-agents-stop-human-rights-tribunal-again/

Another incident during that day, that I did not have the opportunity to mention yet, is when we all arrived at the Bail Court in Cornwall Ontario.  When we first arrived to the building, we were all in a hallway looking for the Bail Court room.  A crown prosecutor, (Lahaie?) suddenly bursts out laughing, smiles and states with glee,  to her friend ‘Did you hear who they just brought in? Janet Davis!’.  The prosecutor’s friend recognized one of us in the hallway and tried to gesture to the prosecutor to shut up.  Now, I have learned why the crown prosecutor in cornwall ontario also has such an ugly unprofessional reputation as being one of the most racist anti-Onkwehonwe groups around.  Later that day, I saw that same gleeful unprofessional prosecutor stand up in front of what she calls ‘your worship’ (the judge?) and state that she wants at least 3 hours to work on Davis bail hearing.  They refused to hear the case that day and they refused to provide any papers, documents, or to even tell Katenies family what the charges were and why they handcuffed her and imprisoned her.

So far, C.B.S.A.  and the crown have refused to allow Katenies to have any contact or communication with any of her family, friends, and supporters.  The crown is trying to force their own lawyer to speak for Katenies.  Katenies has been in federal courts many times and won, why is this little bail court trying to silence Katenies and force her under their plans and language?

Even the lawyer that claimed she works for the general public refused to help Katenies family, daughter, and friends to receive any paperwork of any type that could help us to know why the crown was chaining and imprisoning Katenies.  The (judge?) refused to hear Katenies and stated that he will never hear her case, for as long as she does not allow the crown to give her a lawyer.

Of course Katenies did speak out, she demanded that they let her go now,  and she refused to allow any of the strange court people to force their ugly plans onto her and her family.

So much is going on this week and I am posting as fast as I can.  We always have lots of photos and videos of everything, I will post those as soon as I get more time in the next few days.  My final comment for now, is that all I witness in this life, causes me to firmly beleive that I can never allow the british corporations (USA, Canada) that consistently breaks its own ‘laws’ to ever represent me or any of my loved ones.

update:  I found these photos showing that Katenies was at the Court house in 2008. I have to question again, why did the C.B.S.A. choose to perform a ‘lookout synopsis’ to stop Katenies from helping in this Human Rights Tribunal? C.B.S.A. barracades have been around Akwesasne for some time now and they know Katenies and her daughter travel freely around Akwesasne, for all their lives.  Why did the C.B.S.A. choose to forcefully chain and imprison Katenies while she was on her way to the Human Rights Tribunal?  Oh, I get it, let’s take the attention off the Human Rights Tribunal itself.  This also looks like a tactic to take the attention off the fact that C.B.S.A. physically beat down the grandmother and wiped her all over the concrete, because they are angry that she roams at large around her own lands!

Have you ever heard of a court where they imprison someone, refuse to state why they imprison, refuse to allow anyone to speak, and try to force their own bully voice to become the representative of the one they imprison?  This stuff reminds me of the spanish inquisition days!

This morning, we all gathered in the same vehicle to go attend the Human Rights Tribunal together.  We were all laughing and appreciated driving by the sign at the crossroads that read ‘We Love You Fallan and We Support You’.  The sign was up at the Crossroads, the only road leading north out of Kawehno:ke, so everyone in our community will see it when we travel north from our homes. 

We were happy that the vehicle line-up on the bridge was very short, so we actually did not have to wait for long to get to the C.B.S.A. blockade on Brookdale Avenue in Cornwall Ontario.  I was feeling happy to know that Teiohontathe Fallan was scheduled to only endure 30 more minutes of abusive interrogation. 

When we pulled up to the C.B.S.A. blockade, the agents recognized all of us right away.  Today was different, because for the past few months, the same agents never asked any of us for identification when we passed through.  They asked us where we were coming from.  We told the C.B.S.A. agents that we were on our way to the Human Rights Tribunal.  She asked for all of us to provide identification.  Some of our team are not members or citizens of Canada, USA, Mohawks, nor Akwesasne.  The C.B.S.A. agent said that she will not accept their identification cards, and we responded by yelling ‘We will Never carry your government IDs, Never!’. 

Suddenly, more C.B.S.A. agents drove up and parked their vehicle in front of ours.  More C.B.S.A. agents approached every side of our vehicle, and some were putting black leather gloves on.  One or two started barking orders at our driver, yelling at her, accusing her of derogatory activities.  She got out of the car and tried to help him calm down.  I was sitting behind our driver and I asked the C.B.S.A. agents why they were trying to escalate issues with us.

More C.B.S.A. agents approached the left side of our vehicle and demanded that ‘Janet Davis’ get out of our vehicle now.  We asked them why and they would not answer us.  More C.B.S.A. agents gathered around the back of our vehicle with our driver.  The C.B.S.A. agent stayed sitting inside their tiny booth, and he turned his back towards us when our cameras pointed towards him. 

The C.B.S.A. agents drove Katenies over to their small trailer in a fenced in compound, next to Hiebert’s restaurant.  We followed them over and asked them why they were arresting Katenies.  The C.B.S.A. agentt #16210 stated that he did not know why he took Katenies away from us.  He also stated that he will not provide form E67 nor any information, nor any documents about why he put Katenies in a holding room

Another C.B.S.A. agent did not have a badge number on, so I asked him what his badge number is.  He scoffed at me and said he does not have to wear his badge number.  His superior (#16210) stated that hiding their badge numbers is ‘an internal matter’ and that I should not be concerned.  The C.B.S.A. agent with no badge number, scoffed again and went back to writing in his notebook while he looked over my identification card.  He was in a black uniform and wore a gun.

I went outside and got a camera and returned to the C.B.S.A. trailer with more of our group.  More of us asked again why they are not wearing their badge numbers and #16210 stated again that its an internal matter and that they don’t have to wear their badge numbers.  We pointed our cameras at them, and the C.B.S.A. agent (that previously refused to wear his badge number), ran into a back room and grabbed a badge number (#20372).  He walked back to me, while putting a badge number on, then he took it back off and held it in front of our cameras smiling.  I have to wonder if that was even his real badge number.

Luckily, someone was able to phone the Human Rights Tribunal Commision and let them know that we were not able to attend the planned Tribunal, because C.B.S.A. was holding us up, refusing to state why they put Katenies in handcuffs and took her away to Bail Court.

We followed them to the Bail Court in Cornwall and waited from the morning until 4:15pm.  They finally brought Katenies out to the Bail Court room and refused to let her go.  The judge threatened to hold her until she agreed to get a lawyer.  He stated that he did not want to hear her case, because their Crown Prosecutor wanted to spend at least 3 hours working on Katenies.

The last time C.B.S.A. got this Human Rights Tribunal cancelled, it was because Teiohontathe Fallan Davis chose to beleive that C.B.S.A. lawyer, Sean Goudet needed to take time off, because he stated that his close family member had a serious illness.  How many more tricks will C.B.S.A. pull out of their bag, as an attempt to stop this Human Rights Tribunal from being heard?

At about 9am, the registry officer, Nicole Bacon opened the room up and showed our group where everyone would be sitting. By 9:20 am, Teiohontathe Davis’s group rolled a dolly into the room, full of thick black binders and paperwork in boxes.

Representing Davis; Teiohontathe Davis, Katenies, Kakwerais
Representing Canadian Human Rights Commision; Nicole Bacon, Réjean Bélanger, Brian Smith (lawyer).
Representing C.B.S.A.; Sean Gaudet (dept. of justice), Susan Keener (dept. of justice), Lucinda Reading, and assistant.

Nicole was setup to sit at the front left of the room, facing everyone, where she recorded everything. The Tribunal Member, Réjean Bélanger, was setup to sit at the front center of the room, facing everyone. A table was setup at the front right of the room, for witnesses to face everyone, as they testified. Each table had a microphone.

Nicole let everyone know that an audio recording would be available at the end of each day and week, for anyone present that brought a USB drive. Two tables were reserved for each group (Teiohontathe Davis, Canadian Human Rights Commision, C.B.S.A.) to seat up to 4 people, for each group.

The general public had about 4 rows of chairs setup in the back of the room. Teiohontathe Davis’s tables were setup at the front left of the room, where Teiohontathe, Katenies, and Kakwerais sat. The Canadian Human Rights Commission tables were setup at the front center of the room, and Brian Smith represented the public. The Canadian Border Services Agency (C.B.S.A.) tables were setup at the front left of the room. Sean Gaudet, Susan Keenan, Lucinda Reading and an assistant represented C.B.S.A.

When Réjean Bélanger arrived, the Canadian citizens all rose. Onkwehonwe remained respectfully seated and Réjean did not seem negatively affected by Onkwehonwe’s refusal to rise each time he arrived or left the room throughout the day. I had a little bit of trouble understanding Réjean’s thick french accent at first, but it became easier to understand him as the day went on.

Emmy Mitchell did an Opening Address and explained to the English and French speakers that it was Onkwehonwe’s way to show respect and appreciation for all. Réjean then welcomed everyone and explained the democrat system and that he believes all must have faith in the system.

Réjean, Teiohontathe, Brian Smith, and Sean discussed how Teiohontathe Davis was denied an extension to get her witnesses. She had difficulty getting witnesses and was forced to subpoena all but one witness. C.B.S.A. representative Sean, objected to the witnesses because he believed they are irrelevant. Sean argued that he believes Teiohontathe’s witnesses are irrelevant. Réjean finally told Sean that the Human Rights Commission, wants the opportunity to decide relevance for themselves.

Teiohontathe requested that Onkwehonwe customs be respected and that they have an elder bring Wampum and Eagle Feather to testify that they would be truthful. Elders Emmy Mitchell and Kanietakeron brought Wampum and Eagle Feather to first witness, Teiohontathe. They explained to Sean Gaudet, that Onkwehonwe do not live under the Bible.  Sean objected for a while and later stated that he would not object, as long as a full translation was provided.

Réjean requested the opening statements to start with Teiohontathe, then Brian Smith, then Sean Gaudet. Réjean gave some instructions regarding law and the process of providing an opening statement. Teiohontathe started to present her opening statement, at about 10:40 am. She stated that she originally issued a complaint on November 18, 2005 and had been enduring 4 years of the Federal Courts trying to stop her. “I don’t know what a positive view of Justice is. C.B.S.A. and Department of Justice keeps retaliating against me. 4 years I hold this in me. My complaint is based on age, race, and gender. I have six witnesses and I had to subpoena 5 of them.”

Brian Smith stated that he was representing the Human Rights Commission and he planned to discuss incidents described as ‘3 allegations’. He also planned to discuss 5 principals.

• 1st Principal; regarding Teiohontathe’s identity as ‘young Mohawk woman’.
• 2nd Principal;  regarding CBSA treated Teiohontathe with heightened security and negative racially charged comments.
• 3rd Principal; C.B.S.A. officers did not De-escalate the situation and rather disproportionate disparity when Teiohontathe challenged the way C.B.S.A. treated her.
• 4th Principal;  regarding the site and grounds of discrimination.
• 5th Principal; regards to recognition that their need to not be direct evidence, to find a violation of human rights. A third party is often not present when a witness was abused.

Brian Smith also stated that he anticipated that the Human Rights Commission will propose that C.B.S.A receive training about cultural sensitivity and the Human Rights Act. The C.B.S.A. representative, Sean Gaudet stated that he did not wish to give an opening statement, until he was ready to start the case.

Katenies and Kakwerais provided the C.B.S.A. and the Human Rights Commission with copies of their black binders. Teiohontathe Davis presented two thick black binders (C1, C2) full of documents, into evidence and provided each party with their own copies. C.B.S.A. presented two binders into evidence (R1, R2). The binders had tabs to help everyone navigate through the papers.

Réjean made sure that everyone’s names were pronounced and spelled properly. Katenies and Kakwerais agreed to interrogate Teiohontathe first.  They asked questions to help everyone understand what the C.B.S.A. agents did to Teiohontathe, 4 years ago and how they violated Human Rights.  Teiohontathe gave details about her past experiences on November 18, 2005 with the C.B.S.A. agents.

Réjean asked for more details and Teiohontathe had to search through her binders of documents to find the paperwork that backed up her statements.  Teiohontathe and Kakwerais reminded Réjean, that they had to use the ‘Access to Information Act’, to even discover the documents for themselves and that they waited for 120 days to receive the documents they requested under ‘The Access to Information Act’.  The long wait for the information, was causing Teiohontathe to have some trouble remembering where each document was in her binders.

Réjean stopped the meeting at 3:30 pm and stated that the meeting would start back up tomorrow morning.  He reminded Teiohontathe to do all she can to get her documents organized before tomorrow, so that she can retrieve the documents and proof faster.

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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An initial investigation took place with human rights commission, enough evidence was presented to push it forward to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

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 4, 14 – 18

START TIMES:
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

This inquiry is open to the public. Akwesasne Community is Welcome to Attend.