Matt Gurney: We’ll keep the rioters. Just take our politicians
Brett Gundlock / National Post
Toronto's new Tactical Tourist Assistance Task Force is ready to swiftly and ruthlessly help any sightseer find their final destination, by any means necessary.
June 18, 2010 – 2:42 pm
“Hello, Secretary Clinton? Mrs. Hillary Clinton? Hi, it’s David Miller. David Miller…the mayor of Toronto? Yes! Well, can I have a word with you?”
The US State Department has issued a travel advisory to its citizens living or planning to travel to the Toronto area to avoid the downtown core of the city during the G20 Summit. This seems an entirely reasonable precaution; I’m sure that 2.5 million Torontonians also wish they could join their American friends and neighbours and avoid downtown during the summit.
Toronto’s mayor, the gift that keeps on giving, David Miller, isn’t so happy with this. He sent out a release of his own: “The U.S. Government’s travel alert is unnecessary. While I respect the State Department’s right to do what it thinks is in the best interests of U.S. citizens, I feel this alert is an over-reaction. It is true that parts of downtown Toronto, the roads in and around the security zone and highways leading into and out of the city will see disruptions at varying times. But there are many other parts of downtown Toronto that will remain unaffected by the summit.” It goes on for a while but it’s all the pablum Miller’s famous for — we’re a great city, we’re vibrant, we have restaurants, bla bla bla, give us money. Read More
The US State Department has issued a travel advisory to its citizens living or planning to travel to the Toronto area to avoid the downtown core of the city during the G20 Summit. This seems an entirely reasonable precaution; I’m sure that 2.5 million Torontonians also wish they could join their American friends and neighbours and avoid downtown during the summit.
Toronto’s mayor, the gift that keeps on giving, David Miller, isn’t so happy with this. He sent out a release of his own: “The U.S. Government’s travel alert is unnecessary. While I respect the State Department’s right to do what it thinks is in the best interests of U.S. citizens, I feel this alert is an over-reaction. It is true that parts of downtown Toronto, the roads in and around the security zone and highways leading into and out of the city will see disruptions at varying times. But there are many other parts of downtown Toronto that will remain unaffected by the summit.” It goes on for a while but it’s all the pablum Miller’s famous for — we’re a great city, we’re vibrant, we have restaurants, bla bla bla, give us money. Read More
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