[BRIEF NOTE] Such good leaders

[rfmcdonald]

From The Globe and Mail:

Former Ontario premier Mike Harris said in anger he wanted ”the fucking Indians out of the park” hours before police moved in and shot protester Dudley George dead, the province's former attorney-general testified on Monday.

Mr. Harris made the comment as he walked into a meeting attended by Ontario Provincial Police officer Ron Fox on the afternoon of Sept. 6, 1995, hours before police stormed Ipperwash Provincial Park, Charles Harnick told a public inquiry into the police killing.

”As I walked into the dining room, the premier in a loud voice said, ‘I want the fucking Indians out of the park,' ” Mr. Harnick told the inquiry.

”I was at that point just taking my seat. I didn't hear who had spoken previously to evoke that comment, but then there was complete silence in the room.”

Que merce, que grace.