May Toronto's G20 be the last
28 June 2010
It's not just the $1bn policing; the failure to tackle the financial crisis or climate change exposes a forum without credibility
It's not just the $1bn policing; the failure to tackle the financial crisis or climate change exposes a forum without credibility
To a foreigner, the Canadian police are a confusing bunch. With Toronto locked down for the G20 summit, several of them have been cycling around the deserted streets on mountain bikes presenting what we would see as the very picture of community policing. Yet side by side with this benign image is an intimidating, militarised presence that many Canadians feel has been deliberately cultivated in order to undermine their right to protest against the G20 and its damaging impacts.
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John Hilary is Executive Director of War on Want and writes regularly for The Guardian's Comment is Free blog
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