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APEC – Commission Interim Report


RCMP Act – Part VII Subsection 45.45(14)

Following a Public Hearing Into the Complaints regarding the events that took place in connection with demonstrations during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference in Vancouver, B.C. in November 1997 at the UBC Campus and at the UBC and Richmond detachments of the RCMP

Commissioner Ted Hughes, Q.C.

Table of Contents

Counsel Appearing at the Hearing

  1. Introduction
  2. Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP
  3. The Complaints
  4. The APEC Conference
  5. Planning for APEC
  6. The Agreement Between UBC and Canada
  7. Preliminary Issues
  8. Was There a "Crackdown" at UBC?
  9. Political Intervention
  10. Police Independence
  11. Early Takeover of the Museum
  12. Police Performance
  13. Complaint Category 1: Security Perimeter, Demonstration Area and Noise Free Zone
  14. Complaint Category 2: Singh Photo at ACCO Office
  15. Complaint Category 3: Undertakings
  16. Complaint Category 4: Removal of Press Pass
  17. Complaint Category 5: Singh Arrest, Charge and Release
  18. Complaint Category 6: Malmo-Levine Arrest
  19. Complaint Category 7: Dog Bite
  20. Complaint Category 8: Rrmoval of Tibetan Flag
  21. Complaint Category 9: Removal of Green College Signs and Jones Arrest
  22. Complaint Category 10: Muttray and Doucette Arrest
  23. Complaint Category 11: Confrontation at the Noon Rally
  24. Complaint Category 12: Oppenheim Arrest
  25. Complaint Category 13: Groebner Arrest
  26. Complaint Category 14: Removal of Megaphone
  27. Complaint Category 15: Police Indentification
  28. Complaint Category 16: Protesters Moved From Gate 6
  29. Complaint Category 17: Treatment of Prisoners at Richmond Cells
  30. Closing Observation
  31. Recommendations

Appendices

  1. Parts VI and VII of the RCMP Act
  2. Witness Appearance List
  3. 52 Complaints filed with the Commission
  4. RCMP Planning Structure for APEC
  5. Map of UBC Campus Showing Security Perimeter
  6. Sections 1-12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  7. Relevant Sections of the Criminal Code

Date Modified: 2008-11-30
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