OCAP Activists Arrested At Liberal Party Offices
Posted July 22, 2010 1:26 pm.
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Police have charged nine anti-poverty activists who briefly occupied the offices of the Ontario Liberal Party on Wednesday.
As many as 300 protesters gathered on Wednesday for a rally organized by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty – a group opposed to cuts to welfare recipients.
A few people broke away from the rally and took over the Liberals’ second-floor offices at Yonge and Bloor, appearing at the windows with a megaphone before being led away by police.
Eight people from Toronto and one from Oakville have been charged with mischief and forcible entry:
- Mark Brill, 52
- Iliam Burbano, 44
- Kelly Burgess, 29
- Lindsay Windhager, 27
- Aleisha Cuff, 40
- Rachel Hout, 25
- Wendy Forrest, 64
- John Clarke, 56
- Lindsay Hart, 23 (of Oakville)
They were released on bail after appearing at a College Park court on Thursday morning.
Dalton McGuinty says the cost of the special diet allowance for people receiving welfare and disability payments has jumped from $6 million to $250 million a year and must be replaced.
