Protest to demand justice for animal rights activist killed by a truck

[Catherine]

Regan Russel was killed by a pig transport truck while protesting outside Fearman`s Slaughterhouse.  The truck dragged her more than 15 meters. No charges have been laid yet even though this happened a month ago. The protesters took to the streets of Toronto and at one point covered themselves in fake blood and lay down on the streets. They wanted justice for Regan and they wanted to protest Bill 156. It was passed days before Regan`s death. It is an Ag Gag law that protects  farms and fines protesters revealing the truth about those farms. The protesters want justice for a dead protester and repealing of an unjust law.  They want the bill to be changed to Regan`s law and serve to protect animals from abuse in her memory.

https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/07/fake...to-street/


The bill should never have been passed and the driver who killed Regan should at least be charged with something.
I don`t like to suggest that the provincial government is protecting certain people(the farming industry) at the expense of others(animal rights activists), but that is what it looks like.

[LPC]

(07-20-2020, 03:34 PM)Catherine Wrote: The bill should never have been passed and the driver who killed Regan should at least be charged with something.
I don`t like to suggest that the provincial government is protecting certain people(the farming industry) at the expense of others(animal rights activists), but that is what it looks like.

Indeed, it does look like that! One month and no charges at all?! Not even careless driving, or without due care and attention?

It is not clear whether the driver saw the lady, but if he did and still drove on, then even murder charges could be considered.

[Catherine]

There are charges now, but they are nothing serious. They are not actually criminal charges.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7197020/truck...urlington/

There is also some question as to what really happened. Did the driver actually see Regan and  accelerate towards her or was it an accident.
If it was an accident then they should be willing to release the videos. They should  welcome a coroner`s inquest. It would clarify how Regan was killed.
Failure to seek that information makes it look like someone is hiding something.

There is a lot of outrage here over the lack of justice for a fine woman who was just giving water to thirsty pigs.

[LPC]

In the UK and most European countries, a coroner's inquest is obligatory in the case of death where the causes are not clear cut. Is this not the case in Canada?

[Catherine]

Quote:In the UK and most European countries, a coroner's inquest is obligatory in the case of death where the causes are not clear cut. Is this not the case in Canada?

It should be the case in Canada, but I think there is a lot of leeway. Sometimes no inquest is held in a case like this where there is question about what happened.
If it really was an accident, they should welcome an inquest and be glad to have all the evidence independently examined. With out the inquest there will always be a shadow of a doubt.

Even if it was an accident there would be recommendations that the drivers be more careful when there are people on the road.