some scholars argue that the results of the 1884 election had profound consequences for Riel, and say that had the outcome of it been different, i.e. a Republican rather than a Democrat elected, Riel’s cause, and indeed all that happened to him in 1885 might never have happened. Riel was a Republican and an attested American citizen at the time of his arrest and trial. This is one of the travesties of justice that a foreign national, an American citizen, was tried for treason. This is against International law.

Nov 6, 2018

some scholars argue that the results of the 1884 election had profound consequences for Riel, and say that had the outcome of it been different, i.e. a Republican rather than a Democrat elected, Riel’s cause, and indeed all that happened to him in 1885 might...