"The 6,000-strong police presence in Quebec City will make it all the more difficult for the leaders to use the summit as a backdrop for promoting democracy and prosperity, said John Cavanagh, director of the left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies in Washington. 

'It looks more like a police state than democracy.' "

The Globe and Mail - BARRIE McKENNA - Wednesday, April 18, 2001

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