The man behind two previous protests at the location of an ongoing aboriginal occupation in Caledonia, Ont., is reportedly planning another rally for the latter part of January.
On Jan. 20 Gary McHale hopes to stage another rally at the volatile location.
McHale organized his first rally in October of last year in an effort to say that aboriginals are treated differently under the law.
About 400 people gathered to walk towards the disputed land, only to be met by a chain-link fence and dozens of Ontario Provincial Police officers.
The rally ended peacefully, despite several tense moments.
Then in December McHale organized another rally at the site.
McHale and another man, Mark Vandermaas, were arrested by OPP officers during the second rally as they tried to cross a police line.
Both men were charged with allegedly breaking the peace.
McHale, a resident of Richmond Hill, Ont., has been criticized in the past as being an outsider whose rallies only serve to inflame tensions.
He is critical of the OPP, saying they uphold different laws for aboriginals and non-aboriginals.
Brief chronology of events
On Feb. 28, 2006, a group of protesters from the Six Nations Reserve erected tents and a barricade at the entrance to the Douglas Creek Estates subdivision near Caledonia.
A court order issued in March told more than 200 protesters to leave their barricade on Argyle Street in Caledonia. The protesters defied the order and stayed in place.
Sixteen protesters were arrested during a pre-dawn raid on April 20, prompting hundreds more demonstrators to join the blockade of Argyle Street, cutting off the community's main thoroughfare.
Talks to end the standoff began in earnest a couple of days later, but tempers flared within a few days as 500 residents descended on the protest site, yelling insults at the aboriginal protesters and calling for them to end the standoff.
The Ontario government appointed former premier David Peterson to negotiate an end to the dispute. Despite high hopes for a resolution within days, the dispute dragged on.
In May the protesters removed their blockade as a goodwill gesture to the community, but they continued their occupation of the building site.
On June 23, the government paid developer Henco Industries $12.3 million for the disputed property, saying the government would hold the property while negotiations continued.
Through it all Justice David Marshall has questioned police and the government as to why his order to evict the protesters from the site has not been enforced.
In October and December McHale organized rallies in Caledonia, despite being urged by government officials and protesters alike to stay away.
With files from The Canadian Press
