Since September 17th the Occupy Wall Street protests have been growing. These protests are mainly aimed at the American Government and Wall Street executives. The marchers are protesting the influence money has on the government, that the government has yet to prosecute any Wall Street executives who acted illegally and immorally leading to the economic crisis the United States that has affected a number of other countries’ economy as well. Other causes of protest include social inequality and insufficient social and health care.

The movement is set to hit Canadian cities on October 15th. The protests have been highly organized, but “leaderless”, run instead by committees responsible for legal issues, medical, media, food distribution, even running a library.

It will be interesting to see how local governments and authorities in Canada deal with the peaceful protests. I think the response will vary from Western to Eastern Canada. After the 2010 G20 Summit in Toronto there are a lot of activists and citizens disappointed in the police force’s response. The Toronto sector has cut off communication with police, while the Vancouver Police remain informed of protestors agendas.

The protests are self-sustaining, a sort of commune they could last longer than the average protest.