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Originally Posted by JET
I remember the 1995 G7 meeting in Halifax. It was a peaceful celebration. I remember watching the world leaders (Clinton, Boris Yeltsin, etc) walking about down by Historic Properties and shaking hands with citizens. Minimal security, no violence. Probably the last time there was a peaceful 'G8'
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That was the first summer I worked for the federal government and I got to work on the computer network for the summit. It was awesome. I got to meet Clinton by chance. Very firm handshake as I recall.