An aboriginal activist facing several criminal charges, including attempted murder, has been denied bail for the second time since he was arrested last year.
Albert Kirk Douglas, 32, has been in jail since he was picked up during a routine traffic check near Cornwall, Ont., on Sept. 27, 2007.
He faces more than a dozen criminal charges after an April 2006 police raid on disputed territory at Douglas Creek Estates, and two other incidents in Caledonia, Ont., in June 2006.
Aubrey D. Hillilard, who represented Douglas at the hearing, said he will have access to a computer at the jail which will enable him to review the thousands of pages of material the Crown has disclosed to the defence relating to his charges.
Hillilard said she will also try to expedite the proceedings by having him tried separately in cases where he was jointly charged with other protesters.
The alleged June incidents involved an attack on two television cameramen in a Canadian Tire parking lot, and the hijacking of an American law enforcement vehicle.
During the hijacking, it's alleged Douglas tried to back over a police officer who'd fallen out of the vehicle and was lying semiconscious on the pavement.
He faces counts of robbery and assault in relation to the alleged attack on the television cameramen and charges of dangerous driving, forcible confinement and attempted murder in relation to the hijacking.
On Oct. 15, 2007, more than two weeks after his arrest, justice of the peace Paul Welsh denied Douglas' application for bail in Cayuga court.
Welsh concluded that Douglas, who wasn't represented by a lawyer at the time, was a flight risk and posed a substantial likelihood of committing more offences if he were released on bail.
He also ruled releasing him into the community would undermine the public's confidence in the administration of justice.
During numerous court appearances, the activist has portrayed himself as a freedom fighter and prisoner of war and said he doesn't recognized the jurisdiction of the Canadian courts.
Superior Court Justice Stephen Glithero upheld Welsh's ruling when he conducted a mandatory review of Douglas's detention in Cayuga court Friday.