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Pepper in Our Eyes - The APEC Affair (Hardcover)
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Pepper in Our Eyes - The APEC Affair (Hardcover)
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In November 1997, the world media converged on Vancouver to cover
the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The major news story
that emerged, however, had little to do with the crisis unfolding
in the Asian economies. At the UBC campus, where the APEC leaders'
meeting was held, a predictable student protest met with an
unusually strong police response. A crowd of students was
pepper-sprayed, along with a CBC cameraman. The dramatic video
footage of the incident that appeared on the evening news shocked
Canadians. The use of noxious chemicals to attack non-violent
protesters somehow seemed un-Canadian. It looked more like
something that police and soldiers in less democratic countries
would do. Other news stories developed. Two dozen law professors
wrote to Prime Minister Chretien to report that a number of serious
constitutional violations that had taken place on campus. One
protester, held for fourteen hours for displaying a sign saying
"Free Speech," initiated legal proceedings. Other lawsuits
followed. The RCMP and the government of Canada were named as
defendants, and a public inquiry was launched. A central issue was
whether the Prime Minister's officials gave orders of a political
nature to the police that resulted in law-abiding citizens being
assaulted and arrested. But why all the fuss? So what if the Prime
Minister gave orders to the police? The contributors to Pepper in
Our Eyes maintain that the "so what" question is of vital
importance. The events at APEC raised serious questions about
constitutional principle, the role of police in a democratic
society, public accountability, and the effects of globalization on
rights and politics. The contributors, experts in a variety of
fields, draw upon their knowledge to explain - in plain English -
the background issues and the values at stake. Some of the authors,
such as Gerald Morin, chair of the first RCMP Public Complaints
Commission, and CBC journalist Terry Milewski, had a direct
connection with the APEC affair. By getting at the fundamental
issues behind the APEC affair, Pepper in Our Eyes seeks to raise
our civic consciousness. It shows that there was much more at stake
that day than the questionable use of pepper spray. The Hughes
Report Special Feature Selected as a BC Book for Everybody
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