A police officer watches as a police motorcyclist drives past in Toronto during final preparations before the G20 summit. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)

By Dale Boyer, G20 citizen blogger

We are currently in rehearsals for our 66th revue at Second City, and today our director suggested we all go for a walk around the red zone fence for some observational inspiration for our improv and writing.
 
We touched the fences, looked at boarded-up windows and even saw what looked like a highly secure hotdog cart ¾ super safe hotdogs are a priority, I guess.

But the one overwhelming thing that kept running through my head was what an enormous undertaking this event is.
 
I know we are all seriously talking about the cost and the relevance of the G20, but honestly, for me the sheer planning of this G20 blows my mind. I've been completely taking for granted the fact that I've been passing hundreds of cops on my way to work.

"We'll see what happens that weekend" I figured, but now that it is actually happening, it's a remarkably impressive assemblage of people and resources ¾ regardless of if we agree with it or not. It's amazing what our government can do when it has the motivation.

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