WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010) - An award-winning Canadian journalist and author, Christie Blatchford, will discuss her new book on the Caledonia land dispute at an event hosted by the University of Waterloo bookstore on Friday, Nov. 12.
The book, entitled Helpless: Caledonia's Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us, looks at the occupation, which officially began on Feb. 28, 2006, when protesters from the nearby Six Nations reserve walked onto Douglas Creek Estates, then a residential subdivision under construction, and blocked workers from entering. The occupation, which involved numerous violent incidents, now is in its fifth year.
"She tells the full story for the first time. This is a book whose many revelations, never before reported, will shock and appal," said May Yan, director of the uWaterloo bookstore.
In her book, Blatchford makes a strong case for a failure of government to govern and protect all its citizens equally in the lands claim dispute. Throughout the occupation, Blatchford has been observing, interviewing and investigating with her uncompromising sense of right and wrong, which has made her widely respected among crime reporters and others.
Blatchford is a high-profile Canadian journalist for more than 25 years, with columns covering sports, lifestyle, current affairs and crime. She started working for The Globe and Mail in 1972 and has since worked for the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun and the National Post. She returned to the Globe 2002. She is a winner of the National Newspaper Award for column writing.
The meet-the-author event begins at 7 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre, located in the J. G Hagey Hall of the Humanities. To attend, please register at www.bookstore.uwaterloo.ca/Christie_Blatchford.html.
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