Protesters who tore down a statue of Queen Victoria on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature have got away with it..Manitoba Justice released a statement saying no charges will be laid in connection to the incident on Canada Day last year..“The ability to peacefully protest or demonstrate is important in a free and democratic society,” Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen said in a statement provided to the Winnipeg Sun..“It is in many ways at the heart of a democracy. The exercise of that democratic expression however comes with its own expectations by society, including respecting the rights and safety of others. Where there is either violence or property destruction in a protest or demonstration, those are rightfully investigated by the appropriate law enforcement..“They then exercise their discretion based on evidence, whether legal action can or should be taken by way of laying a charge.”.The statue was toppled by people angered at the reports of possibly hundreds of children’s graves being found at indigenous residential school graves..To date, there have been no bodies exhumed.
Protesters who tore down a statue of Queen Victoria on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature have got away with it..Manitoba Justice released a statement saying no charges will be laid in connection to the incident on Canada Day last year..“The ability to peacefully protest or demonstrate is important in a free and democratic society,” Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen said in a statement provided to the Winnipeg Sun..“It is in many ways at the heart of a democracy. The exercise of that democratic expression however comes with its own expectations by society, including respecting the rights and safety of others. Where there is either violence or property destruction in a protest or demonstration, those are rightfully investigated by the appropriate law enforcement..“They then exercise their discretion based on evidence, whether legal action can or should be taken by way of laying a charge.”.The statue was toppled by people angered at the reports of possibly hundreds of children’s graves being found at indigenous residential school graves..To date, there have been no bodies exhumed.
