"It was, plain and simply, an unprecedented weekend for Toronto," TVOs Steve Paikin writes in a column published in several newspapers." . . .First, the Ontario government, almost by stealth, passed a new regulation authorizing the police to act in ways which many would consider to be inconsistent with our democratic traditions. The government believed that unprecedented action was necessary to keep the peace, or so it said.
"The Toronto Police Service, which normally has excellent support among those it serves, is facing some appropriately tough questions, now that the summit is over.
"Too many officers seem to have overreacted numerous times in dealing with members of the public and journalists. They used too much force in detaining many people who either were protesting peacefully, or were just passing by at the wrong time. . . "
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