Globe and Mail: Police had ‘communication issues’ with G20, board chair says

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The head of the civilian board overseeing the Toronto Police says the force may have made a mistake by not telling the public they’d mischaracterized the powers police had during the G20 summit.

“That may be one of the communication issues to be looked at,” police board chair Alok Mukherjee said in an interview Wednesday, “whether the correction was properly notified to the public.”

It was the provincial Ministry of Community Safety that notified police Friday afternoon that the police force and its chief were misinterpreting a controversial amendment the province passed to help police secure the area around the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Police had thought the temporary amendment to the Public Works Protection Act meant they could demand identification from, and search or arrest without warrant, anyone within five metres of the fence encircling the security perimeter.

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