The fence around the summit

The first sensation of the first day of the forum was the morning bathing in the lake of the British Prime Minister David Cameron. He himself informed his Canadian colleague Stephen Harper during their official meeting. Harper called him well done, expressed surprise from where he found time for it and complained that even a minute of free did not fall on such things. Cameron only sympathized with him.

While husbands solved global issues , their spouses acted according to their program. The first lady's club gathered in part: Michelle Obama, Karl Bruni Sarcosi and Samantha Cameron were absent. The rest, under the guardianship of the smiling mistress of the meeting of Lorin Harper, this morning was engaged in rowing on the canoe. At first, the local master explained to the ladies how the seats were made for these boats, then they went to the photo shoot, at which they signed their names on the side of the canoe. At the same time, the ladies behaved constrainedly, did not talk and did not even look around. Then an Indian artist joined them, who gave them a lesson how to finish traditional Indian moccasins with beads. During the day, I will treat the dinner, some dishes of which deserve a separate description. For example, "oil with nasturtiums" - the name speaks for itself: it is believed that the petals of these colors give a completely special taste. The name of another dish is intriguing: "Drunk berries." In fact, this is an ice cream that is served with berries and a liquor.

You can’t even approach the fence: anyone who approaches it closer than five meters will be detained and search

If in Huntsville, where the Eight met, it was almost quietly in Pastoral, then in Toronto, on the eve of the Great Twenty summit, the tension only grew. The public reaction was caused by the news of the law that the Ontario Government adopted specifically during the summit. New orders sharply limit the freedom of movement of the curious who want to cast a look at the world leaders. The entire zone around the buildings where the forum is held is surrounded by a three -meter fence. You can go beyond the fenced area only on special passes. But now it turns out that you can’t even approach the fence: anyone who comes closer to him is closer than five meters will be detained and searched. If at the same time he "refuses to cooperate", then the police have the right to arrest the resistant.

The first victim of this rule was the 31-year-old Dave Wasi. Actually, after the incident with him, the legal innovation became the property of the public. On Thursday, Dave walked with friends, was stopped by the police next to the fence and taken under guard to a special center for the detainees. Later he was released, but he still has to appear in court. The lawyer of the victim Howard Morten is outraged by what happened:

- He just stood there, did not protest and did not do anything unreasonable. And they demanded that he show the documents, explain the reason why he was there, and name the home address.

Particular dissatisfaction of the public is caused by the fact that the law was adopted in almost complete secret, without public debate and providing the townspeople with the opportunity to speak out. For the inhabitants of Toronto, which is considered one of the most calm and tolerant cities of North America, this is an extremely unusual and unexpected surprise:

“I think it's scary, it's just awful.” I live in this city, I am the master of this city. And now I can’t approach this fence and look through the grill without someone who did not stop me!

The police and the authorities insist that everything was done in the interests of security. Human rights activists and lawyers say that the rights of Canadians are infringed and threatened with litigation.