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From: Pam Frache <pfrache@ofl.ca>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:32:48
To: sidryan@rogers.com<sidryan@rogers.com>
Subject: Sent to marketwire

Sid Ryan stands his ground: Reiterates call for assurance that police will not use agents-provocateurs during G20 Summit
For immediate release: June 17, 2010
Toronto—The President of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) stands by his call for assurance that police and other private security personnel contracted to provide security during the G20 summit will not use agents-provocateurs during the G20 protests planned for next week, including the labour-led rally and march on June 26.
“These concerns are far from ‘groundless,’ as suggested by Toronto Police Association President Mike McCormack,” said Sid Ryan, President of the OFL. “The fact is there have been numerous documented cases of police infiltration of demonstrations at protests around the world, including Canada.”
“We are planning a peaceful, family-friendly demonstration. Our job would be much easier if we knew that we won’t be dealing with agents-provocateurs as we saw during the Montebello protest against the Security and Prosperity Partnership,” said Ryan. “We call on the Prime Minister of Canada to assure us that such tactics will not be used during the G20.”
“I am very concerned that there could be political pressure from the federal Conservative government to use police to provoke a situation that will lead to arrests—purely to justify the enormous security costs of the G20 Summit,” said Ryan. “And frankly, that should be a concern for the police union as well.”
For examples of police infiltration and provocation, please see the following links:
Union leader exposes police provocateurs at SPP protest in Montebello, Quebec (VIDEO)
http://bit.ly/aGicy2
Quebec police admit they went undercover at Montebello protest
http://bit.ly/dvj7KY
Council of Canadians demands Prime Minister Harper rule out agents provocateurs at G20 http://bit.ly/dhqCmL
Police Infiltrate Protests, Videotape Shows
http://nyti.ms/aLyr4w
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For more information contact
Pam Frache, OFL Communications: 416-578-3472 (cell) or pfrache@ofl.ca (email)
Sid Ryan, OFL President: 416-209-0066 (cell)


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