It was two years ago Thursday that a group of Six Nations members took over a housing project in Caledonia, Ont. erecting a teepee, tents and a wooden building, and basically taking over a swath of land in the community 30 kilometres south of Hamilton.
The natives claim it is their land.
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory took the opportunity to call on the McGuinty Liberals "to put an immediate end to the illegal activities plaguing the community and restore the rule of law in Ontario," according to a news release distributed by the Conservatives.
"Today is a sad day for Ontario . . . we mark the anniversary of two years of lawlessness and a breakdown of the rule of law," said Tory. "For two years now, the people of Caledonia have witnessed barricades, occupations, blockades and other illegal acts."
Also on Thursday morning several people, who first occupied the land, held a march in a symbolic protest.
"We started here, we will be here, and we will be everlasting. And this fight, as long as they don't recognize our rights, our fight will be everlasting," said Dawn Smith.
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