More than eight months after last summer’s G20 summit, Ottawa has started to recompense downtown business owners who say they lost millions of dollars in the fallout.
But the message Friday at a news conference organized by local MP Olivia Chow was: It is nowhere near enough.
Kevin Parker, who manages Steve’s Music on Queen Street West, was among a number of business owners who complain they were shortchanged after suffering extensive damages during the G20. His business put in a claim for about $100,000, he said, but received a compensation offer for one-fifth of that.
“I think that’s a little ridiculous,” Mr. Parker said. “You guys held it in Toronto. You guys knew something was going to happen. People should be compensated for what was out of their pocket.”
Silly business owner, don't you realize buying sound cannons for the police has far greater priority?
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