Amid calls for his resignation, OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino says he supports the judicial process and rejects recent criticism of his actions during last summer's rail blockade near Deseronto by native leader Shawn Brant and his supporters.
"I am disappointed that this matter is being portrayed by some in the media and the political arena as something other than the successful negotiation and peaceful resolution of an intense and possibly volatile situation," Commissioner Fantino said yesterday in a release.
"I am confident that the judicial process will determine the outcome of these criminal proceedings in a fair, impartial and unbiased manner. The OPP fully supports everyone's right to freedom of expression and lawful protest," the release said.
Peter Kormos, a Southern Ontario MPP and a frequent critic of Commissioner Fantino, said yesterday the province's top police officer should resign after making "threatening, inflammatory" comments to a native leader during the standoff, according to the provincial NDP.
"His language is beyond intemperate. It is bellicose, it is pugilistic, it is inflammatory."
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