The big deal this week has been the G20 conference, and the big deal about that has been the small groups of vandals that took advantage of the much larger non-violent protests.
Naturally, I was nowhere near that, but I did take an early-morning tour of downtown Toronto which ended at the rallying point for the largest protest of the weekend. It was a large and extremely diverse group, with representatives from the fringe from both sides, as well as mainstream groups like Amnesty International and a few of the local unions. Lots of signs, but also balloons and music.
I've certainly seen more strident demonstrations, as well as much, much larger ones. None of them have done more than disrupt traffic. It's going to be interesting to see who the police arrest over the next few weeks.
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