London’s Metropolitan Police said it will have 10,000 officers on the streets in what the Met has called the biggest security operation in its history
. “This will be the largest single policing event that the Met Police has ever undertaken,” Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy told reporters this week.
Former prime minister Jean Chretien, who is part of the Canadian delegation, shrugged off the concerns about the VIP mass transit. “It’s not the first time, it’s used many times,” he told reporters in London. “It’s a good way to take the people around in buses.”He first met her more than 50 years ago when he was a young Member of Parliament and a cabinet minister.
Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which represents Inuit in Canada, said the Queen had a strong familiarity with Canada’s North and he hoped that would continue under King Charles. But he said there was much more for the King to do, especially when it came to addressing issues such as the tortured history of residential schools. “I still think there is work to do for the British crown in this regard in Canada. And I hope that Charles is open to playing that role,” Mr.
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