MB Civic

Klein speech at the telethon to raise funds for the legal costs of G20 protesters in Toronto ..

So let’s refresh our memories about what did happen: Large parts of Toronto were engulfed in a sprawling security zone as an atmosphere of hysteria gripped our city … Trees were uprooted because, apparently, they could be used as projectiles. In a much needed comedic interlude, a spokesperson for the Council of Canadians was quoted observing that the trees could not be pulled up by hand: “You’d need an axe to cut the thing down. And if you’ve already got an axe, you wouldn’t need a tree.” Indeed … As we all saw with our own eyes or on video, peaceful protesters were attacked with rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray. At Queen’s Park riot police plowed into groups of people sitting on the grass flailing their batons and kicking protesters to the ground … In all, over 1,100 people were arrested — the largest mass arrest in Canadian history

it’s the 60’s again but nobody realizes it because the corporate newz doesn’t report it – mab .. read more