In Praise of the Metropolitan Toronto Police

For the second time this summer, I had the opportunity to observe some of Metro's finest as they provided a traffic escort during a march. The officers stopped traffic as needed during the annual Scarborough Seventh-day Adventist Church anti-drug, anti-violence march. As always, the mounted police officer's horse stole the show.

Awaiting the start of the
Scarborough SDA Church anti-drug,
anti-violence march on Saturday, September 4, 2010

A couple weeks ago, another team of officers provided a traffic escort during the West Toronto SDA Church's annual anti-drug, anti-violence march.

Saturday, August 14, 2010 at the
West Toronto SDA Church's anti-drug, anti-violence march

During both marches, the officers were friendly, courteous and professional. They were a pleasure to be around. Today, one or two of the officers cheerfully complied when asked to photograph march participants before the event commenced.

I have lived in Toronto since 1967. Toronto is not what it once was, but in my opinion, Canada is still the best country in the world in which to live. I am proud to be a Canadian citizen and I count it both a blessing and a privilege to live here. A significant part of the reason why Canada (in general) and Toronto (specifically) is one of the best communities on earth (in my opinion), is because of the protection and security that is provided on a daily basis by Toronto's finest.