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By IAN AUSTEN
Police in Toronto fired tear gas on protesters for a second straight day as new violence surrounding the G20 summit erupted and the arrest tally climbed above 500.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Toronto to demonstrate against the twin G8 and G20 summits.
'In a remarkable series of Tweets early Sunday morning, journalist Steve Paikin of public broadcaster TV Ontario said he witnessed “police brutality” against a reporter and the arrests of peaceful demonstrators. “I saw police brutality tonight. It was unnecessary. They asked me to leave the site or they would arrest me. I told them I was doing my job,” he Tweeted.
Toronto is right now in the midst of a massive government / media propaganda fraud. As events unfold, it is becoming increasingly clear that the 'Black Bloc' are undercover police operatives engaged in purposeful provocations to eclipse and invalidate legitimate G20 citizen protest by starting a riot. Government agents have been caught doing this before in Canada.
A journalist on assignment for The Guardian newspaper was arrested and beaten by police officers at the site of a peaceful demonstration on The Esplanade near the G20 security fence in downtown Toronto at approximately 11:00 p.m. on June 26, 2010. Having been punched in the stomach and elbowed in the back by officers, it is believed that Jesse Rosenfeld, a 26-year-old writer from Toronto, was the
Brett Gundlock, a staff photographer for the Post, was tackled and taken away by several police officers in riot gear as they attempted to disperse protesters hanging around near the Ontario legislature.
Spokeswoman Maryam Adrangi said police were rounding people up when they went to the detention centre to try to find their friends.
STEVE RUSSELL - A protester is overcome by smoke after attempting to put out a fire in a police car at Queen Street West near Spadina.
Toronto police block off access to Richmond street from Queen @ the G20 Protest in Toronto - 26 June 2010
Toronto G20
G20 Toronto - King and Bay st.
Police at Spadina
