Drove into Toronto early this morning wanting to join the Occupy Toronto protest, and curious about what would happen on the streets after last year`s police riot. By the start time of 10 am, it was hard to tell exactly who was occupying Toronto! The barricades were up for tomorrow`s Marathon, the tents were up for the huge Fashion Week, the stores were full up with Saturday shoppers, and crowds were involved in everything...
Eventually the numbers of Occupiers grew to a few thousand, almost matched by the number of media cameras and security. But the signs and costumes showed that this was a wide bunch of grievances, not the focused uproar that started it all in New York City. You could join in on native land claims, Libyan independence, police brutality, Stop The Mega Quarry, no Bala hydro plant, and even ``bicycle lanes for all``. Of course, the main complaint was that the 99% had no say.
It was a peaceful assembly and then the group marched several blocks to set up camp in a church yard. With heavy rain and winds forecast, we`ll see how long the occupiers last. It may be over tomorrow, or this may be the start of something bigger. (I wonder if that guy ever got his cake?)
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