Most reporters were asked to leave Tuesday night’s Toronto police Pride reception at The 519, but we caught the protest on camera. Watch below:
Read more about the event, and what went on inside, in the written account that we posted last night.
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CP24 caught a quick comment from Blair as he left the event. The reporter asked Blair why the protesters were angry, to which Blair replied “Frankly, I don’t know and I’m not sure I care.”
(Toronto police chief Bill Blair is heckled by queer protesters as he enters The 519 on June 29. Photo by Matt Mills)
Meanwhile, another rally is planned for Canada Day:
Rally for a Public Inquiry Concerning the Actions at the G20
Thursday, July 1, 5:30pm
Queen’s Park (in front of the legislature)
Read more:
- Pride Toronto, Toronto Police cocktail party turns ugly
- PHOTO GALLERY: Toronto police chief Bill Blair visits The 519
- Weapons? They were supposed to be decorative
- Civil liberties march denounces police overreach at Toronto G20
- First-person account of Toronto G20 protests
- Bill Blair turns back the clock to before Charter
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