G20 versus the hot dog vendors
June 17, 2010 – 12:24 pm
Peter J. Thompson/National Post
Want a hot dog Mr. Obama? Too bad, can't have one.
A couple of years ago, Toronto’s city council tried to drive away hot dog vendors so they could be replaced by people selling “healthy” food.
The vendors got the heave-ho again when the chi-chi shops along Bloor Street and Yorkville decided they had to upgrade their image. (Rich people don’t eat hot dogs? Al Gore’s sure been munching on something.)
Now they’re having their livelihood threatened by the G20. I thought Obama liked junk food. Remember in the early days of his presidency when he took everyone out for burgers?:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Street food vendors shut out of G20 security zone
Vendors and families face weeks without work or options
Toronto, June 17, 2010 – Street food vendors who work in the area now designated as the G20 security zone are being forced to stop work for up to 19 days without any guaranteed compensation. Read More
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