My first notes were written in my office at York and Adelaide in the heart of the downtown core... and it did not seem premature to pronounce today's big demo as a big flop.
I left my apartment and headed over to Gerrard and University to watch the big demonstration march by... I've seen many larger ones, even in Toronto. My estimate was 11,000 all told; the police think it was 10,000 and even Sid Ryan apparently described it as only 10,000. We had more protestors out for the G-7 back in 1988 and had 50,000 for the 'Days of Rage' against Premier Harris. The big protest has been a flop.