Who wants to bet that the residents of the zone that the OPP has now abandoned will, in the coming days, be subjected to acts of vandalism and (potentially violent) home invasions? And that the new “protectors of the peace” will be, umm, slow to respond? All the better to drive the settlers off disputed land, after all.

Too harsh on the native police? Perhaps you should ask yourself why those “police” have been unable to apprehend seven natives with outstanding warrants, one for attempted murder. Oh right, because the elders and “clan mothers” decided to remove the alleged criminals from the situation.

At least we know who the native police answer to. And the violence of the last three months has made it painfully clear what the agenda of the elders and “clan mothers” is.

It makes one wonder why the OPP have decided to abandon the residents of Caledonia. It is almost certainly as a result of the intervention of the relevant union. As everyone knows, Dalton McGuinty’s spine turns to jelly when dealing with a) natives and b) unions. Bad combination in this case, at least for the abandoned and hopeless residents of Caledonia.