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Eastern Ontario Rural Revolution
In Eastern Ontario there is a revolution being
carried on by rural residents against growing
bureaucratic control of privately owned land.
On February 4, 2005 the "Stop the Destruction " convoy reached Prescott Ontario.
Canada's busiest Highway 401 and the International Bridge
at Johnstown Ontario to the USA
were closed for 3 hours by 270 vehicles and 50 tractors in show of the demonstration of rural dissatisfaction.
The people who make their living on their own
private properties were really angry at both the
federal
and provincial governments. They demanded first and foremost
property rights
inserted in
the constitution.
Here are some of the images recorded by tdc's FarmGate.
Leader Randy
Hillier Being Interviewed by the Press
(see
tdc's FarmGate interview with Randy Hillier )
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Randy
Hillier was born in Ottawa in 1958 and has lived in Lanark County
for 22 years. He is a licensed construction electrician. He has a
degree in electrical engineering technology and worked for eight
years as a project manager with the federal government. |
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This Land is Our Land - Back Off Government |
Hanging the Premier in Effigy |
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Lining Up Ready to Go |
My Land is for My Kids Not Society |
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At the Cardinal Truck Stop - 9.00 am |
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CBC News |
CTV News |
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Fox Channel 7 Watertown |
New RO Ottawa |
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Press on the Overpass Bridge |
The Global Helo Overlooks the 401 |
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Channel 50 Watertown New York |
CBC Satellite Transmitter |
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The Press |
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Westbound 401 is Closed for 3 hours |
Blockage Tractors Exit 401 and 401 Reopens |
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The Closed Highway 401 at Johnstown |
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Poverty is Not a Retirement Option |
We are Fighting for Our Survival |
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Tractor Line on Highway #16 |
This is Our Land - Back Off Government |
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OPP Presence On the Overpass |
Back Off Government! |
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Some images recorded at Johnstown 401 Overpass |
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Some Links |
e-Mail Addresses |
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| Rural Revolution Photo Essay - Brockville Oct. 5, 2006 | ||
| Farmers' Markets Fight Back - Ottawa Citizen Sept 25, 2005 | ||
| Ottawa Sun Tue, May 17, 2005 "Farmers fired up for rally" | . | |
| 'Rural revolution' hits T.O. - Ottawa Sun | Randy Hillier | |
| Premier Hon. Dalton McGuinty | ||
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Ontario Farmers Drive Protest To Queen's Park - |
Agriculture - Hon. Steve Peters | |
| Natural Resources - Hon. David Ramsay | ||
| Environment - Hon. Leona Dombrowsky | ||
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Four One Rural revolution: |
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The Rural Economy, Caught In The Line Of Fire - |
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Zero Tolerance = Zero Thinking = Zero
Freedom - |
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