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Tuesday's Venture - Message from Michael |
Dear Friends:
Let me give you all an update of our Tuesday venture. As you may
remember, I invited Brett Campbell, the chief investigator of the
intelligence and investigation section of the enforcement branch of the
Ministry of Natural Resources to be upfront and open in respect to what
he needs to finish his investigation in order to bring more charges
forward. Well , Tuesday was a demonstration of exactly the opposite.
The Blue Bus was surrounded by strange cars with plain clothes police SUVs taking pictures, somebody running up in the dark to take pictures of licence plates and following our convoy escort cars as we headed home.
It may be a coincidence, but it certainly falls in line with the ongoing enforcement tactic of hunting down farmers.
At the Guelph Organic Conference, I was approached by several farmers shaken by the visits of investigators sweeping the province.
Sometimes, it feels like a very bad dream, a scenario we know from countries that do not claim to be democratic. The Chief Investigator visited the Toronto Waldorf school, phoned Edge Hill School because, during the raid on our farm, they found pictures of children making cheese with me. Fear is being spread everywhere. Please ask yourself if this is really only about milk.
The more I experience this escalation of power, the more I feel determined to stay the course of peaceful resistance.
We need to be open and honest in whatever we do.
We need to uphold our values.
We need to learn to not be afraid.
We need to be open for dialogue at any time.
We need to sacrifice for the greater cause.
The investigators would like you to lie so that they can prove that you are doing something wrong. They are most afraid of honest people who are simply defending their basic rights. Have Courage! If all of us, farmers and consumers together, stand up at the same time, they will have no way out but to begin a constructive dialogue.
Cheers, my friends, on both sides of the fence.
Michael Schmidt
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