Toronto mayor downplays security concerns

0 CommentsPrint E-mail Xinhua, June 25, 2010
Adjust font size:

With world leaders starting to arrive for the imminent Group of 20 (G20) summit, Toronto Mayor David Miller on Thursday downplayed media concerns about tight security and possible violent protests while actively promoting the host city for tourism and business.

"Toronto is incredibly safe ... There is nowhere in Toronto that is unsafe. You can walk anywhere in the city, it's incredibly safe," the mayor stressed at a press briefing held on Thursday morning in the International Media Center for the G8 and G20 summits.

This largest city in Canada, with a population of about 2.6 million, is hosting the G20 summit from June 26 to 27, immediately after a Group of Eight summit held in Muskoka, an obscure Canadian county about two hours of car ride from Toronto.

Asked whether he is concerned about some people's plan to protest against the G20 policies and Canada's hosting of the event over the weekend, which might mar the city's image as a peaceful place to live, the mayor responded: "That's something Toronto copes with every day ... And our Toronto police service has a well- earned reputation of policing democratic dissent appropriately and facilitating it."

While massive protests turned into violent clashes at the previous G20 summit in Pittsburgh, the United States last September, forcing the police to fire tear gas to disperse angry crowds on the streets, Miller confidently ruled out the possibility of any recurrence in Toronto.

"We do have a police service that is very very experienced and working ... to make sure that protests are facilitated as best as possible and that nothing violent happens," he said.

But the mayor also warned: "Should there be small groups of people that want to infiltrate that and commit criminal acts, they will be dealt with."

It was reported that over 10,000 police and security personnel at the federal, provincial and city level have been deployed in Toronto to ensure a safe and trouble-free summit. Core areas around the summit venue are fenced off and subject to around-the- clock police patrols.

The estimated cost of security measures reached some 1.2 billion Canadian dollars, mostly covered by the federal and provincial governments, the mayor confirmed on Thursday.

But he dismissed worries that such measures would have a major negative impact on local business and tourism activities, although many restaurants, attractions and business institutions will be forced to shut down during the summit.

1   2   Next  


Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comments

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: 又粗又黑又大的吊av| 国产精品亚洲片在线观看不卡| 可以免费观看一级毛片黄a| 99在线视频免费观看| 最新亚洲人成无码网站| 华人生活自拍区杏吧有你| 韩国三级最新理论电影| 在线观看视频日韩| 一区二区三区在线观看免费| 欧美不卡在线视频| 亚洲欧美日韩在线观看| 里番牝教师~淫辱yy608| 国内午夜免费鲁丝片| 丰满少妇高潮惨叫久久久| 日韩精品无码免费专区午夜不卡| 伊伊人成亚洲综合人网7777| 精精国产www视频在线观看免费| 国产精品亚洲二区在线播放| 99在线在线视频免费视频观看| 女警骆冰被黑人调教免费阅读小说 | youjizz麻豆| 日韩精品一区二区三区毛片| 亚洲人成网站999久久久综合| 精品一区二区三区在线播放视频| 国产日本在线视频| AV无码久久久久不卡蜜桃| 小少呦萝粉国产| 久久国产精品国产精品| 欧美高清视频www夜色资源| 人妻丰满熟妇AV无码区免| 色哟哟精品视频在线观看| 国产精品免费看香蕉| x8x8在线观看| 少妇丰满爆乳被呻吟进入| 中国老人倣爱视频| 最近2019在线观看| 亚洲av日韩综合一区久热| 热久久国产精品| 四虎影视大全免费入口| 黑人巨茎大战欧美白妇| 国产最新在线视频|