It is discouraging that the image flashed around the world yesterday from Toronto was of hooligans destroying a neighbourhood in Toronto.
Discouraging is not the word, anger frustration and a total feeling of helplessness also enters the fray.
We all know that peaceful protest by people passionate in what they believe in is normal and expected in a free and democratic country like Canada. Having us gather so others can learn and understand a difference of opinion is important to building our country and society.
I was a team leader 6 years ago when we took a half dozen buses to Queens Park to show the provincial government how we loved our hospital.
But people whose only mission in life is to go to places where there are peaceful protestors and try to create anarchy to get over their own lack of self worth should not be tolerated.
The picture of these morons smashing windows and running into steal from the stores is too far. In one instance the throwing of feces into a clothing store showed there IQ to be that of a dung beetle.
Who did they hurt? The corporation who they were railing against in there never ending conspiracy theories?
No but the hard working shop keepers who employ the people in the neighbourhood, donate to the local charities and support soccer and baseball teams. The ones who greet them when they walk in.
The good news is that some of these were not Canadians but international rabble rousers who are always looking to destroy, not contribute and build our societies.
With over 1 billion spent on security the federal government will be going over every aspect of what was right, what went wrong and how we can improve. Our international image will not suffer as most intelligent people know Canada is not like that.
I know I made the right career choice as I could not have shown the patience the police did yesterday. I would have been hard pressed not to use tear gas, tazers and rubber bullets. Bring ont he water cannons and sound machines. maybe some classical until there ears bleed.
Should we ever host a G20 event here again in Canada? Maybe in 20 years..
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