G20 summit: Caught in the Act

Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Date: 12/07/2010

The province agreed to review the Public Works Protection Act and the regulation it passed to enhance police powers for the June 2010 G20 summit after the Ombudsman found the regulation was “of dubious legality,” largely kept from the public and contributed to mass breaches of civil rights during the Toronto event.

Report: Caught in the Act

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