Todd Lamirande is a Canadian

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. He is a member of the Métis Nation, and was formerly a co-host of ''

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'', aired by the

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(APTN) and a host and co-producer of ''APTN Investigates''.

Career

He currently hosts '' APTN: Nation to Nation'', a half hour show focused on the politics of how Metis, Inuit and First Nations are rebuilding their relationship with Canada. Lamirande first joined APTN in July 2000, working as a video journalist in APTN's

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Bureau for four years before transferring to the

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Bureau and assuming the position of co-host.

2001 seizure of video equipment

Lamirande became mired in a controversy on June 24, 2001, when the

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(RCMP) seized his vehicle and

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containing footage of members of the Native Youth Movement as they protested the development of

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, a

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, 55 kilometers northeast of

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. Lamirande had videotaped part of the confrontation, which later turned violent as protestors clashed with supporters of the project. The actions of the RCMP outraged the

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(CJFE). CJFE Executive Director, Sharmini Peries, called the incident "an affront" to the integrity of journalists' materials, adding: Lamirande commented that he felt

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was at play in the incident, noting that he doubted that the RCMP would have tried to seize the videotapes if he worked for the

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(CBC) or

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. APTN sought a court injunction to prevent the RCMP from using the videotapes as evidence.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamirande, Todd Canadian television journalists Canadian Métis people Living people Year of birth missing (living people) First Nations journalists