G20 policing fiasco ‘left a permanent emotional scar,’ former police chair writes in new book - News Summed Up

G20 policing fiasco ‘left a permanent emotional scar,’ former police chair writes in new book


A police car burns downton after G20 summit protesters set fire to it in downtown Toronto. Toronto City Council passed a similar motion unanimously expressing its appreciation for the work of our police. But in the immediate aftermath of the summit, Blair and I felt we had survived an operation imposed on us by Stephen Harper. Harper publicly announced in December 2009 that the G20 summit would be held in Toronto the following June. This became clear only when, two days before the summit, Toronto Star columnist Haroon Siddiqui called me requesting help.


Source: thestar March 24, 2018 11:26 UTC



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