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Written by Barbara Shaw, Bancroft This Week, April 24 2012

It’s been 90 days since 20 RCMP and OPP officers raided the home and medical clinic of Dr. Rob Kamermans in Coe Hill. The warrant said the doctor was possessing and trafficking drugs. Found at his office on the morning of Jan. 26, Kamermans was cuffed and taken away by the OPP. He says an officer made him pose for a picture in handcuffs outside his clinic.

When he asked why he had to be cuffed, he was told it was for the protection of the police.

“They were 20 young men with guns,” Kamermans says quietly. “I am an old man.”

No illegal drugs were found and no charges have been laid. Kamermans was released from questioning after a few hours on Jan. 26 and left to find his own way back home to Coe Hill.

Since the raid, the police have not backed down. They will not say much about the case and have given no indication when they might return the medical files seized in the raid.

Kamermans is a medical doctor licensed to practice in Canada and across the border in the U.S. He’s soft spoken and timid, but many consider him a hero.

Along with his wife Mary, a registered nurse, Kamermans helps patients who are suffering from grave and debilitating diseases. They help people who are broken and they help the people who will probably never be fixed.

They help by approving them for the use of medical marijuana.

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In conjunction with over 30 cities across Canada, Peterborough will be holding a protest this Sunday (March 11)  to raise awareness of possible election fraud by the Conservative Party of Canada in the May 2011 federal election.  Regardless of who is responsible for the robocall scandal, it is becoming clear that Canadians' right to a free and fair election was tampered with, calling into question the legitimacy of Stephen Harper's majority government.  Many Canadians are now calling for by-elections in ridings affected by misleading robocalls to ensure that all voters are given a fair chance to have their voices heard.  Please consider attending the rally on Sunday to add your voice to the call for a public inquiry into the robocall scandal and demand free and fair elections in Canada!

From the event's Facebook page:

"Suggested hashtags: #Ptbo4Democracy, #PASD

*Proposed Itinerary: 1pm-3pm, March 11th, 2011 at Confederation Park*

From 1pm-3pm there will be tables with petitions to to sign for our MP Dean Del Mastro to read in the House of Commons on Democracy in Canada. There will also be contact lists for concerned citizens to get organized.

1:00pm - 1:10pm: Introduction

1:10pm - 1:40pm: Assembly to create a "Peterborough's March 11th Petition"

1:40pm - 1:59pm: Speaker, Professor Bryan Palmer, Canada Research Chair and Editor of Labour/Le Travail. Professor Palmer is interested in the Canadian radical tradition, the study of the working class and social movements of opposition, and the relation of history and theory.

1:59pm - 2:0pm: Minute of Silence for Global Democracy. In solidarity with demonstrations across Canada against 31,000 Election Fraud, #Spoofing and #RoboCall allegations across 77 ridings

2:00pm - 3:00pm: Reading and chance to sign the hard copy of the created "Peterborough's March 11th Petition" and other petitions

Note: Peterborough's Seedy Sunday 2pm-4pm (https://www.facebook.com/events/369092439783545/)"

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