Protesters converge on Toronto hotel, site of economic & climate summits
Posted July 8, 2015 7:45 am.
Last Updated July 8, 2015 11:02 am.
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Demonstrators marched to the Fairmont Royal York in downtown Toronto as some high-profile names were meeting at economic and climate summits.
The Toronto Global Forum – Pan American Edition, hosted by the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA), features a number of guests, including Mayor John Tory, who will be speaking about the global economy over the three-day meeting.
The march started at Church and Wellington streets, and headed to the hotel on Front Street.
The protesters said they’re planning on “swarming” the hotel and disrupting the two meetings, and are calling for an end to displacement, austerity and what they call climate catastrophe.
The demonstration is being focused on Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and former Mexican president Felipe Calderón who demonstrators feel are unfit to take part in the talks.
Police said drivers can expect delays in the area.
The two-day Climate Summit of the Americas hosted by Ontario aims to bolster the fight against global warming. The emphasis is on the role provinces, states and other sub-national governments can play in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
With files from Carl Hanstke and The Canadian Press
