Toronto G20 restricted areas unveiled

Officials in Toronto have outlined the areas in the"heart" of the city that will be restricted to the public as a result of the G20 Summit. These security areas are now starting to take place due to the the meeting of the world leaders, which is taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre between June 26-27. The construction of a security fence will begin on June 7 and will continue 24 hours a day until it is completed, Tom Russel, the head of G20 planning for Toronto police told reporters. "We know this will be inconvenient to Torontonians and we ask for your patience and understanding during this time" Russel said. "It is out hope that members of the public will be able to move freely throughout the fence perimeter until the evening of Friday, June 25". The northern portion of the fence will run along Wellington Street West, wile the Southern portion will run along Lakeshore Boulevard West. The Western portion zigzags southwards along Windsor Street and Blue Jays Way. The Eastern portion runs along Bay Street, east along Front Street West and then south on York Street. However, Russel had stated " the boundaries of the fence are subject to change".


I believe that Toronto is making a huge mistake by hosting the G20 meeting. I really do not think that Toronto as a city is gaining anything from hosting this event as we are losing huge sums of money and causing inconveniences for the public. For example, this fence that they are building, will only cause inconveniences for the population who lives in the downtown Toronto area. Also, people have no say in the matter, they can't make these security decisions, they just have to sit back and let them happen, and meanwhile it causes a major pain in the neck for them. I don't understand why Toronto volunteered to host this event. If Canada wanted to host it, it would have made sense to have had it in Ottawa. Ottawa is the the capital of Canada. In conclusion, I don not agree with having the G20 meeting in Toronto as I do not see it as a positive for Canada, and it is causing an inconvenience for the people of Toronto.


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