Chapter 8 – Crime and Criminal Law Unit 3 – Criminal Law The G20

Learning Goal for Today By the end of the lesson(s), students will understand the Charter and criminal law issues raised by the G20

Expectations By the end of this lesson, students will: …explain the processes of police investigation, arrest, search, and interrogation of suspects…

Agenda G20 lecture Fifth estate, G20

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G20 Summit G20 leaders met in Toronto on June 26 th & 27 th 2010 Their stated goals were to discuss next steps governments should take to ensure a full return to growth with quality jobs, to reform and strengthen financial systems, and to create strong, sustainable and balanced global growth.

G20 Summit The question has been raised about whether civil liberties were compromised during the G20 A more troubling question is whether civil liberties were compromised permanently if G20 infringements are not identified and responded to... what is to stop them from happening again?

G20 Summit An area bound by Yonge Street, Spadina Street, Queens Quay and King Street was designated as a security perimeter A smaller area around the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the site of the meeting, was fenced in The security fence started going up June 7 th Toronto Police and the RCMP announced the security details of the summit

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G20 Summit - Issues Public Works Protection Act – creating island of non-constitutionality within the downtown security fence by designating it a public works – gives police the right to stop people, demand their name, address and an explanation of their purpose in being there, search them & their vehicles without probable cause – People refusing could be arrested – Police were incorrectly extending this zone out 5 metres from the security fence –

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