Protests planned for Carney’s investment summit in Toronto

By Kathryn Mannie Protests are planned for the prime minister’s high-stakes summit aimed at attracting new investment to Canada, with organizers saying Mark Carney is keeping company with business leaders they say are exacerbating global crises. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are set to arrive in Toronto for Canada’s first-ever investment summit to get a look at major projects in various stages of development. The summit is a key part of Carney’s plan for stimulating $1 trillion in investment in Canada over the next five years. Demonstrators, including labour unions, Indigenous leaders and climate and housing advocates, will mobilize Monday carrying a banner reading “The Many vs. The Money,” and plan “direct intervention” with attendees. Organizers say they reject Carney’s plan to put Canada’s economic future in the…

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