G20 Toronto 'Toxic Tour'

Hundreds of protesters were led on a "toxic tour" through Toronto's downtown where the G20 summit meeting will be held June 26th and 27th. The march, organized by environmental, indigenous and social justice activists, sought to expose the devastating environmental and social impacts of Canadian mining industries at home and abroad. It targeted Canada's largest financial institutions especially RBC Financial, which represents the largest financial contributor to Canada's oil sands project, believed to be the world's dirtiest and most environmentally destructive extraction project today. Canada is home of the largest mining and extractive industry on the globe, which operates throughout the Americas and elsewhere. The Toronto stock exchange is said to be the most successful exchange at raising capital for extractive projects.