St. James Cathedral supports Occupy Toronto – up to a point

From here:

The City of Toronto has issued a notice under the Trespass to Property Act requiring Occupy Toronto to remove tents, shelters, structures, equipment and debris from St. James Park.

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Our primary concern is for the safety of the most vulnerable members of the Occupy Toronto movement. We are also looking to find a way to continue the conversation around the issues raised by the movement.
The Very Reverend Douglas Stoute, Dean of Toronto & Rector of St. James Cathedral

However, it seems that the Dean doesn’t want to “continue the conversation” inside the cathedral:

the Anglican dean of Toronto said protesters cannot use the adjacent St. James Cathedral to evade eviction if the court rules they must leave. The church owns some of the land next to the cathedral but the city owns the rest.

The Archbishop of Wales, Barry Morgan, on the other hand, has announced something he may live to regret:

The Archbishop of Wales has said he would allow anti-capitalist protesters to shelter overnight in Llandaff Cathedral if they set up camp outside.

I used to live in rooms just around the corner from Llandaff Cathedral for about £4 per week. Had I known the Cathedral was prone to offering free accommodation, I would have moved in there.

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  1. Lawyer Susan Ursel has suggested that if she loses the case to keep the campers in the park she will be permitting them to stay in the front yard of her exclusive Teddington Park residence just a 5 minute walk from the Rosedale Golf and Country club. The address is 30 Roslin Avenue, north west of Yonge and Lawrence.

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