Daniel Leblanc

Ottawa— Globe and Mail Update

Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012 8:53AM EDT

Police Tactics

Mounties objected to kettling G20 protesters, watchdog finds

The RCMP reluctantly participated in kettling protesters at the G20 riots in Toronto in 2010, under orders from the local police, even though the controversial crowd-control technique is not part of the Mounties’ playbook, according to a new report by the RCMP civilian watchdog.

RCMP officers on site at the 2010 summit of world leaders questioned the order to corral an entire crowd of protesters, but relented because they were officially operating under the command of the Toronto Police Service at that event site.

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