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By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door\u00a0 Attending his hearing without a lawyer on Friday, Timmy Etienne, one of 13 defendants facing charges under the federal Fisheries Act for work carried out on the shoreline of the Lake of Two Mountains, entered a plea of not guilty. \u201cI\u2019m not guilty. I almost said I\u2019m just going to plead guilty, but I\u2019m not. It\u2019s just a fact,\u201d he told The Eastern Door. \u201cIf I plead guilty, they get their way. They could use that in the future against our future generations.\u201d The government alleges defendants have carried out illegal work that harmed the fish habitat. For Etienne, Quebec\u2019s interventions on the shoreline in Kanesatake represent an affront to the community\u2019s sovereignty. He wants to sound the alarm, he… <\/p>\n

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By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door\u00a0 Attending his hearing without a lawyer on Friday, Timmy Etienne, one of 13 defendants facing charges under the federal Fisheries Act for work carried out on the shoreline of the Lake of Two Mountains, entered a plea of not guilty. \u201cI\u2019m not guilty. I almost said I\u2019m just going to plead guilty, but I\u2019m not. It\u2019s just a fact,\u201d he told The Eastern Door. \u201cIf I plead guilty, they get their way. They could use that in the future against our future generations.\u201d The government alleges defendants have carried out illegal work that harmed the fish habitat. For Etienne, Quebec\u2019s interventions on the shoreline in Kanesatake represent an affront to the community\u2019s sovereignty. He wants to sound the alarm, he... <\/p>\n

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