Wednesday, January 16, 2013

OPP Commissioner Defends Force

Ontario's top police officer says provincial police are handling Idle No More protests and blockades with discretion, refusing to take what he calls ``unnecessary, aggressive action.''

OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis posted a video message on YouTube, responding to criticism of what some perceive as a failure by Police to act.

He says police have a framework for dealing with aboriginal incidents.

OPP were slammed by an Ontario judge recently for not enforcing an injunction right away to end an aboriginal protests in southern Ontario.

Here is the full video