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Toronto G20 damage bill goes to Ottawa: mayor - G20: Street Level

Toronto G20 damage bill goes to Ottawa: mayor

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A police car burns along the streets of downtown Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)

By CBC News

Toronto Mayor David Miller said Monday that he's sending the bill for damages and compensation from the G20 summit to the federal government.

Police vehicles were burned, bank windows smashed and storefronts vandalized Saturday as a small band of militant protesters ran riot in the downtown core.

As the city that resembled a police state on the weekend resumed business as usual Monday, Mayor David Miller called on Ottawa to assume financial responsibility for the mess.

"This is a federal responsibility. It's their conference," Miller said at a news conference.

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