Harper wants Oka Inquiry

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Elijah Harper says a public inquiry should be called to investigate the way the army mishandled the armed standoff at Oka, Quebec. "An objective and independent inquiry must be held to account for the actions of both governments (Quebec and Ottawa), the Quebec provincial police and the Canadian Armed Forces," he told high school students. Harper, credited with killing the Meech Lake accord, says "there have been human rights violations, the use of armed force, and these questions have to be answered."