Even in Canada the left wing protestors are prone to violent confrontations and the public at large in danger of being injured by those opposed to the Free Market Capitalist system.



Bloomberg News Service
U.S. Warns Americans About Travel in Toronto During G-20 Leaders' Summit
By Joe Schneider –
Jun 17, 2010
http://preview.bloomberg.com/news/2010-0...ers-summit.html

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert to Americans
planning to go to Toronto next week, warning of potential
demonstrations and increased security during the Group of 20 summit.

The Canadian government will also likely increase passport and
security checks at its border ahead of the summit, according to the
advisory.

“U.S. citizens should avoid traveling in or through downtown Toronto
during the Summit,” according to the advisory. “ Demonstrations that
are meant to be peaceful can become violent and unpredictable.”

The fourth G-20 summit is a gathering of the heads of state of the
biggest developed and emerging economies that oversee about 85 percent
of global output. Past G-20 meetings, including one in Pittsburgh in
September and another in London in April 2009, drew thousands of
protesters.

In London, leaders from 22 countries, more than a thousand government
officials and aides, and several hundred members of the press clogged
the streets. Among the demonstrations was one outside the Bank of
England that left one person dead.

To contact the reporter on this story: Joe Schneider in Toronto at
jschneider5@bloomberg.net.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Consular Affairs

Canada
June 17, 2010
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_5070.html

The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or residing
in Toronto, Canada to the potential for large-scale demonstrations in
downtown Toronto before and during the G-20 Summit scheduled for June
26-27, 2010. This Travel Alert expires on June 28, 2010.

The G-20 Summit, which heads of state and government will attend, will
take place June 26-27, 2010, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in
downtown Toronto. Previous G-20 summits have drawn large numbers of
protesters and activists, and a number of groups have announced plans
to demonstrate throughout downtown Toronto. Protesters are expected
to gather in Toronto in the days leading up to the Summit and access
to parts of the downtown area will be restricted due to security
requirements. Even demonstrations that are meant to be peaceful can
become violent and unpredictable. You should avoid them if at all
possible. Be alert and aware of your surroundings and pay attention
to what the local news media has to say.

The Canadian government is constructing a temporary fence in the
vicinity of the Convention Centre to create a security zone for the
G-20 Summit. As a result, significant traffic disruption in the
downtown core is anticipated. Public transportation may also be
restricted. U.S. citizens should avoid traveling in or through
downtown Toronto during the Summit, if possible. The City of
Toronto’s website, available at www.toronto.ca, includes updated
information on traffic and security for residents and visitors during
the Summit.

Prior to the G-20 Summit, the Canadian government will host the G-8
Summit in Huntsville, Ontario, on June 25 and 26. Because of limited
hotel space and Huntsville’s location three hours away from Toronto,
the Department does not expect significant protest activity in the
Huntsville area. However, U.S. citizens should expect increased
security in the area before and during the Summit. The Department
does not expect disruptions related to the G-8/G-20 Summits in other
areas of Canada.

To enhance security measures already in place for the two Summits,
the Canadian Government will likely increase passport and security
checks at its land borders. All U.S. citizens traveling to Canada at
any time must carry valid travel documents. For details, please
refer to the country specific information for Canada.

U.S. citizens are encouraged to consult the Department of State's
Consular Information Sheet for Canada and the Worldwide Caution Travel
Alert, located at http://travel.state.gov. For further information,
U.S. citizens may also contact the Department of State toll-free from
within the United States and Canada at 1-888-407-4747.

The U.S. Consulate General in Toronto is located at 360 University
Avenue; Tel (416) 495-1700. The public entrance is located at 225
Simcoe Street. For further information, please visit the Consulate’s
website at http://toronto.usconsulate.gov

The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa is located at 490 Sussex Drive; Tel (613)
688-5335. For further information, please visit the Embassy’s website
at http://canada.usembassy.gov/

CBC News
Protesters give Toronto taste of future
Monday, June 21, 2010
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/06/21/g20-torontoprotest.html

About 200 protesters walked peacefully, but noisily, through a section
of downtown Toronto on Monday afternoon — giving police and the public
a taste of what to expect during this weekend's G20 summit.

The demonstration began at Allen Gardens, near Sherbourne Street and
Gerrard Street East and worked its way to the centre of the city.

The demonstration was a coalition of several protest groups
representing aboriginal issues, housing and health care advocates,
animal rights activists and human rights supporters.

The heavy police presence that has been so noticeable in downtown
Toronto for the past several days — was visible during the protest
march.

Scores of police officers kept an eye on the demonstration — keeping
it contained and moving. A police van led the march, while dozens of
police on bicycles hemmed in the protesters on either side.

One of the people who ran afoul of police was Montreal writer Yves
Engler, who is no stranger to political protest. In 2005, he poured a
bottle of cranberry juice over then foreign affairs minister Pierre
Pettigrew.

On Monday, Engler told CBC News he had been given a lecture by police.

"Basically, the police didn't like the fact that I was standing in a
place that they didn't define as an open space for democracy, and they
took me to the side and threatened to arrest me and, you know,
cautioned me, as they put it," said Engler.

One officer told the protesters that if they took any sort of illegal
action, "we will respond to that, OK?"

The one action the group did take was to crowd into a gas station for
about 10 minutes — they then left.

Eventually, after marching along Dundas Street and then up Yonge
Street, the demonstration ended in front of the Children's Aid Society
building on Isabella Street.

It's expected that further, larger protests will erupt across Toronto
in advance of the G20 — and on the weekend when the meetings get
underway.

G8/G20 Toronto Community Mobilization
http://www.attacktheroots.net/schedule

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
If you are organizing an action during this time, please contact the
Toronto Community Mobilization Network immediately to ensure that all
actions are safe and supported.

Please read our Solidarity and Respect statement, the Accessibility
Statement and Statement/Guidelines on Sexual Assault

The Toronto Community Mobilization Network is supporting mobilizations for:
~ self-determination for indigenous peoples
~ climate and environmental justice
~ income equity and community control over resources
~ migrant justice and an end to war and occupation
~ gender justice, queer and disAbility rights.

Organizers percieved level of police interference
* = low; ** = medium; *** = high


* 18-20 June 2010, All Day, Forum, Ryerson: 2010 People’s Summit
21-24 June 2010: THEMED DAYS OF RESISTANCE (BUILD UP)

J21-24, Various times/locations, Reel Solutions Documentary Film Series

J21, 7pm, Harper's Attacks on Reproductive Rights at home and abroad,
25 Cecil Street, OCAC ocac88@gmail.com

** J21, 2pm, Allan Gardens, March: "All Out In Defense of the Rights of All"

** J22, Various Times/Locations, creative civic transformations and
street theatre for Gender Justice

J22, 4:30pm, Yonge and Queen St, Creative Queer Resistance to the G20

* J23, 11am, Alexandra Park (Dundas and Bathurst St.) March: "Toxic
Tour of Toronto"

* J23, 7pm, Ryerson Student Campus Centre (SCC115), 55 Gould St:
People's Assembly on Climate Justice: Moving Forward from Cochabamba
(Poster) (Facebook)

** J24, 11am, Queen's Park, March: "Canada Can't Hide Genocide:
Indigenous Day of Action" (Poster Image)

J24, 5pm, Toronto Underground Cinema 186 Spadina Ave, "Six Miles Deep"
Documentary

* J24, 8pm, 25 Cecil Street Steelworkers Hall, Forum: "Confront the
Invasion!" (Poster image)

25-27 June 2010: DAYS OF ACTION

J25, 12:30pm, Allan Gardens (corner of Carleton and Sherbourne), G20
Feminist Picnic and Politics
** J25, 2:30pm, Allan Gardens (Carlton Street between Jarvis and
Sherbourne Street) Free the Streets! March. Block Party. Tent City:
"Justice for Our Communities"

* J25, 6:00pm, Forum, Massey Hall: "Shout Out For Global Justice"

* J26, 1:00pm, March, Queen's Park: "People's First. We Deserve Better" (MAP)

*** J26, 1:00pm, March, Queen's Park: "Get Off the Fence"

*** J26, Time/Location TBA, Radical Street Party: "Saturday Night
Fever." (Poster)

*** J27, Time/Location TBA, Autonomous Direct Actions: "Getting Down
to Business"

* J27, 1pm, Corner of Bloor and Spadina, Bike Block action

** J27, 2pm, St James Park (on King St. between Jarvis and Church),
March: "Prayer Vigil"

J27, 3:33 PM, Anywhere including 299 Queen Street West, Make Believe
Tea Party, ('zine) (Handout)

*** J27, 5pm, Bruce Mackey Park (Dundas and Wardell), March:
Fire.Works.For.Prisons

CBC News
G20 protests continue amid security buildup
Police prepare water cannon to control crowds
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/06/22/g20-protests.html

Activists who oppose the G20 summit vow to be back on the streets of
downtown Toronto on Tuesday to try to get their various causes heard.

The gay rights movement will stage an event called "Roving Kiss-In.
Queering the G20," in the city's financial district.

On Monday, hundreds of protesters shut down traffic in parts of
downtown Toronto, where the summit opens Saturday. They started at
Allan Gardens and tried to occupy an Esso gas station at Dundas and
Jarvis streets, but police forced them off the property.
A spokesperson for the Toronto Community Mobilization Network, which
is co-ordinating many of the protests, said protesters targeted the
station because Esso has received government subsidies without being
held accountable for how its operations impact the environment.

The security buildup continues as both the G20, and the G8 summit in
Huntsville, Ont., draw near. The G8 meetings take place on Friday,
while the G20 talks will be held Saturday and Sunday.

Police have added a water cannon to their arsenal. Officers were
testing what they referred to as a "water dispersal system" on Monday.

Thousand of police officers are expected to be deployed by the time
the summit gets underway.

The heavy police presence didn't deter someone from firing a gun into
the air early Tuesday.

RCMP and Toronto police officers heard the shots and saw a black car
leave the scene where at least two shell casings were found in a
parking lot on Mercer Street, just outside the restricted traffic
security zone.

No one was injured and there have been no arrests.

To bad these loons wouldn't spend this much time getting a job & creating jobs for other people.


Negotiation Is Over (blog)
Updates from the Toronto Police State
June 23, 2010
http://Loons espress that negotiationisover/updates-from-the-toronto-police-state/

NIO animal liberationists and our AG comrades will be getting messages
out when possible from the ground at the G20. Activists are being
harrassed and threatened, banners and personal property confiscated,
cell phone signals scrambled, and a $1 billion Police-State Repression
Machine is in place to intimidate protesters and silence dissent.

This page will be updated continuously over the next several days with
observations, information, and news.


Welcome to Toronto!
June 22

“I was thinking about how I can communicate with you and get video out
– the major obstacle is that they will be scrambling wireless signals
in the downtown core. It is a rumor at this point but its been done
before. Cell phones will be useless… In the next few days they will
begin shuting down the subways and most entry into the city’s centre.
I will be dropped off in some distant location and have to walk
towards the zone which will take a couple of hours.” -Anonymous

“I just got word however that activists are being searched as they
approach demo locations and are getting their banners and signs taken
away. The animal lib banner that was held yesterday was the only
banner represented because X snuck it in by coming in alone and
avoiding main entry points. I won’t have anything to report until I
arrive in Toronto on the Xth but you know I will be bringing my
camera. We are opting to stay separated since they will be targeting
specific groups and we don’t want to be the AR sitting ducks. My main
goal is just to have the banner snaking through the crowd as close to
‘the zone’ as possible so that animal rights will be represented
across world media.” -Anonymous

June 23

“I went and examined the fence on Front Street last night. I’m not
sure if they’re calling it “finished” yet – but if so, it was
pathetic. There was nothing on the tops to keep people from hopping
over. Some sections even had wide chain-link, which feet could easily
fit into and climb. They’re not stupid; if function is what they
wanted, they’d have gotten it on their budget. I’m drawing the
conclusion that the fence is almost purely intimidation, and to show
non-protesters that they’d be kept safe from the big bad activists. So
it’s a brainwashing tool in that sense also.” -Anonymous

NIO ITS: Toronto is allied with many other liberation and anarchists
movements in Canada and is the voice of animal liberation at the 2010
G20 summit in Toronto. NIO In the Streets is a global decentralized
political collective of autonomous resistance cells united in the goal
of overcoming passivity and fear, and stimulating resistance to
domination in all forms. We aim to transform an inherently
dysfunctional dominator society by establishing new associations based
on peace, cooperation, autonomy, equality throughout the sentient
community, harmony with the natural world, and sustainable modes of
living.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2414717120100624

UPDATE 1-Canada makes 3rd security-related arrest before summit
Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:22pm EDT

* "No reasonable explanation" for items in car

Bonds

* Arrests amid tight security before world leaders convene (Recasts with new arrests, adds quotes, details)

By Ka Yan Ng and Pav Jordan

TORONTO, June 24 (Reuters) - Toronto police, on high alert before two international gatherings this week, arrested a man near the G20 summit site on Thursday whose car contained a chainsaw, crossbow and fuel containers.

The 53-year-old man was pulled over just a block from where tall steel fences have been erected to protect leaders of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies who meet on Saturday and Sunday in Canada's most populous city.

The battered silver sedan had a large crate strapped to its roof. Also found in the car was the man's dog.

The man had "no reasonable explanation for the weapons that we observed that were in physical plain view," Toronto Police Constable Hugh Smith told local television.

It was the third security-related arrest in recent days ahead of the G20 and G8 summits. Canada is spending C$1 billion on security, deploying thousands of police from across the country to protect two summit sites surrounded by 10-foot-high (3-metre) steel fences set in concrete.

Earlier this week, police arrested a man and his wife in an upscale neighborhood in north Toronto on explosive and firearms charges.

The Integrated Security Unit, which is overseeing security for the summits, did not say what, if any, direct threat the two may have posed, but said there was "no risk to public safety at this time."

On Friday and Saturday, leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized nations will meet in Huntsville, Ontario, about two hours' drive north of Toronto. The G20 will then gather in Toronto on Saturday and Sunday.

The summits will focus on the global economic crisis and are expected to attract thousands of protesters who plan to press anti-poverty and pro-environment agendas.

Police hope to avoid clashes like the 1999 "Battle of Seattle" that disrupted trade talks in that city, and protests during the Summit of the Americas in Canada in 2001 that police used tear gas to disperse.

Police have already arrested a number of protesters this week in Toronto, although marches have generally been peaceful.

Thousands of protesters demonstrating for aboriginal rights marched through the heart of downtown Toronto on Thursday, flanked by police on bikes and followed by others on horseback.

"No tarsands on sovereign Native Land," the group chanted in reference to the oilsands projects in the western Canadian province of Alberta. (Additional reporting by Allan Dowd and David Ljunggren; Editing by Peter Cooney)

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