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The Ontario police and former premier were racially insensitive and too impatient in dealing with a demonstration over land claims that led to the shooting death of a Canadian native protester, according to a public inquiry released Thursday.
The federal government is also to blame because it was unwilling to negotiate with indigenous Canadians over their historic claims to land taken by the government, Commissioner Sydney Linden said.
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A woman who says she is helping Dalworthington Gardens Police Chief Bill Waybourn explore a bid for Tarrant County sheriff submitted an ethics complaint Wednesday against incumbent Dee Anderson.
Janette Kurban, wife of retired Judge Roy Kurban, alleges in her letter to the Texas Ethics Commission that Anderson has violated state election codes by failing to file campaign contributions and expenditure reports since 2004, a claim Anderson disputes. She also sent a letter to Tarrant County District Attorney Tim Curry on Wednesday stating that she believes that Anderson has committed several Class B misdemeanors for failing to comply with local election codes.
"Anyone who commits a Class B misdemeanor, for example a DWI, should not receive a pass, especially the Sheriff. If we do not require our highest ranking county law enforcement officer to abide by the law, then how can we expect the average citizen to obey the law?" Kurban wrote in her letter to Curry.
Waybourn did not return telephone calls Wednesday seeking comment.
Anderson has filed to run for sheriff next year. He said he was surprised to learn about Waybourn's interest in running against him. Candidates have until Wednesday to file for the March 4 primary.
Anderson was first elected sheriff in 2000. He said he did not campaign in 2004, when he was unopposed in his bid for a second, four-year term. He said Wednesday that he has not filed any finance reports since July 2004 and was told by the Tarrant County Elections Office that he did not have to.
"They said as long as you don't have an active treasurer and don't raise or spend any money, you don't have to file. I haven't raised a dime or spent a dime," Anderson said. "Had I filed one, it would have just said zero."
Candidates are typically required to file reports in January and July and by certain deadlines before and after elections.
Candidates do not have to file biannual finance reports if they do not have an active treasurer and do not accept or spend more than $500 for their campaign during the reporting periods, according to the Texas Ethics Commission Web site.
Anderson reported no contributions or expenditures on his January and July 2004 reports; he did list former Arlington police chaplain Harold Elliott as his treasurer, records show.
Kurban wrote to Curry that she was told by Brenda Clark of the Tarrant County Elections Office that Anderson had been notified after each reporting period after July 2004 that he had not filed a campaign finance report, but that "Anderson had continually failed to comply."
The Tarrant County Elections Office referred legal questions to the Texas Ethics Commission, which was closed Wednesday.
Steve Raborn, Tarrant County Elections administrator, said his office routinely notifies candidates and office holders by e-mail of campaign finance deadlines but had no records of correspondence sent specifically to Anderson about missed deadlines.
Kurban said she was asked last week by Waybourn, a longtime friend, to serve on an exploratory committee for a run for sheriff. She said one of the first things she did was call the elections office to request Anderson's campaign fundraising reports because "we need to know what we're up against."
"This is not personal," Kurban said. "The last thing I want to do is accuse someone of something they have not done."
The Ethics Commission has authority to impose fines for violations of state election code.
Anderson said he plans to file a finance report by the Jan. 15 deadline.
Staff writer Anthony Spangler contributed to this report.
Primary elections
Wednesday is the deadline for candidates to file for the general primary election. The primary is March 4.
Feb. 4 is the last day residents may register to vote in the primary election. Early voting begins Feb. 19.
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