www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, June 18, 2010 · 4 One arrest follows early closure of constituency office Continued from page 1 Constituency office staff called Halton police and a young woman from British Columbia was ultimately arrested for trespassing. "We were called to keep the peace. One female was charged for trespassing," reported Halton police Sgt. Brian Carr. Nicole Seguin, 24, of British Columbia was arrested for trespassing. She was taken into custody by police and later released. According to Hunter, protesters had told police they would leave just before closing time -- in keeping with their Constitutional rights to stage a protest. However, Hunter said police, after a telephone discussion with Young, moved to close the office early. Young, who has been in Ottawa this week, including the day of the protest, told the Beaver he came out of Question Period and called his constituency office. Upon speaking to police at the scene, he said he was advised to close the office early and so he agreed. "We were closed today, too," he said on Wednesday from Ottawa. A report on the Oakville protest was filed by Jeremiah Vandermeer and published in the online magazine Cannabis TAX EVENT Hurr y for Best Selection! I t 's Wo r t h T h e D r i v e A c t o n We Pay the GST & PST on all fine leather furniture Culture, which follows the Free Marc campaign. According to that report, Seguin was the third Free Marc activist arrested in less than a week during the Conservative MP office occupation campaign. The report describes Seguin as a Vancouver drug policy reform activist and member of the Free Marc campaign. "We did not pre-announce our location, as the Conservative Party has a bad habit of closing early (proroguing if you will) to avoid protest," said Hunter. The protest caused a stir on Kerr Street where it became noisy and drew public attention. One woman working in a nearby office called the Beaver to report the protest, saying she couldn't see it, but could hear it from her workplace. It left Young's Constituency office staff calling in police. Nearly a dozen officers, including some tactical unit officers, monitored the protest. Seguin was ultimately arrested after she did not leave the premises when it was closed. A video of the protest was MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER VIGILANT: Through the marijuana motif T-shirts of Free Marc Emery protesters, a Halton police tactical officer is seen remaining vigilant during a Tuesday sit-in at Oakville MP Terence Young's Constituency Office on Kerr Street. posted on YouTube and linked to the magazine website. The magazine report states that Seguin refused to leave "in a display of civil disobedience." "Police arrived with more than 10, heavily armed SWAT members (in addition to the five or more regular duty officers) to respond to a peaceful protest. At no point in our campaign has such blatant police intimidation been applied," said Hunter. According to Young, it was disruptive to the constituency office and its staff. "It was disruptive. The staff couldn't get any work done. It was in your face. It was unpleasant. I was told they were sitting in my office, there was shouting and chanting and they were taking pictures of the staff," said Young. The office remained closed the following day, as Young said the protesters had said they'd return. Mentor College www.mentorcollege.edu TEAM School www.teamschool.com Busing available throughout Oakville Students from each division of Mentor College / TEAM School present proceeds raised from the end-of-year musical productions to Trillium Hospital. ENTRANCE TESTING/OPEN HOUSE Main Campus (Grades 5-12) 40 Forest Avenue - Mississauga (905) 271-3393 Primary Campus (JK-Grade 4) 56 Cayuga Avenue - Mississauga (905) 271-7100 for September 2010 Entrance Thursday June 24 9:30-12:00 (Mentor) 10:00-1:00 (TEAM) JK - Grade 12 (Mentor) Grades 1-12 (TEAM) TEAM School 275 Rudar Road - Mississauga (905) 279-7200