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About 150 protesters marched through downtown Edmonton Saturday demanding a public inquiry into the arrests of 900 people in Toronto following the G20 protests.

Edmonton protest demands inquiry into G20 arrests

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CTV Edmonton: Jessica Earle on the protest
More than 150 people from the Edmonton area marched from City Hall to police headquarters demanding a public inquiry into the arrests of 900 people following G20 protests in Toronto.
CTV National News: Omar Sachedina reports
Frustrations remain for hundreds that were caught up in the police crackdown on demonstrators during the G20 mayhem. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said on Friday he wouldn't call for an independent review.
CTV News Channel: Paul Bliss
A CTV news correspondent says protesters of the police action during the G20 will pursue the matter aggressively, and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association has a long list of demands they want met.
CTV Montreal: Rob Lurie on the demonstration
Demonstrators bring a piece of the Toronto protests to Montreal. They're angry about police action at the G8 and G20 summits. Rob Lurie reports.

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About 150 protesters marched through downtown Edmonton Saturday demanding a public inquiry into the arrests of 900 people in Toronto following the G20 protests.

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About 150 protesters marched through downtown Edmonton Saturday demanding a public inquiry into the arrests of 900 people in Toronto following the G20 protests.

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Date: Sat. Jul. 3 2010 7:54 PM ET

More than 150 people took to the streets in Edmonton Saturday, demanding a public inquiry into the arrests of 900 people during G20 protests in Toronto.

The "March to Demand Justice" saw demonstrators parade from Edmonton City Hall to the police headquarters.

Included in the crowd were a number of local activists who had travelled to Toronto for the recent G20 summit. They say they witnessed the weekend's destructive incidents first-hand and don't agree with the way police handled the situation.

Organizer Scott Harris, an activist with the Council of Canadians who was arrested in Toronto, said the response was unbalanced.

"The things I witnessed were baton charges into people sitting on streets, singing songs, there were snatch squads going around pulling people off of buses," Harris told CTV News Edmonton.

Similar protests have been held in cities across Canada including Montreal and Winnipeg. While many are demanding answers about police action in Toronto last weekend, the premier of Ontario says that won't happen.

"I don't believe the circumstances warrant an inquiry," Premier Dalton McGuinty told reporters. "Some people have some concerns and they have various avenues available to them."

However, protesters say that answer isn't adequate. They vow to keep protesting until their concerns are addressed.

"We're holding our government accountable and by protesting it's more direct democracy and that's a right that's just too, too precious to take away," Edmonton activist Keely Kidner said Saturday.

Prepared with files from CTV Edmonton's Jessica Earle

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