I dont mean to sound too naive or anything, but what was the: Queen's Park Homeless Action riot?
This was a particularly violent riot that took place in Toronto ( June 2000??) on the grounds of the Ontario Legislature Building at Queen's Park, Toronto. Led by Mr John Clarke, a well-known and very confrontational rabble-rouser, the group confronted the OPP and Queen's Park security on the south side of the Legislature. The rioters arrived well-prepared and equipped (they even had their own medics and doctors) and the crowd even included a few "genuine" homeless people. After haranguing and taunting the OPP for about an hour,throwing things, etc. the rioters were eventually dispersed by a series of baton charges including the use of mounted police. During these charges the riotes displayed some of their tactics such as throwing bicycles in front of horses to trip them., attacking horses with nail boards, etc. Of course, the rioters got the TV footage they wanted ("FASCIST POLICE GOONS SAVAGELY BEAT HARMLESS HOMELESS DEMONSTRATORS, ETC ETC...).
Up at LFCAHQ, in the AOC, we watched the event unfold on several TV monitors (to get different channel coverage). Mr Clarke and his buddies wanted trouble and they got it. Overall, IMHO the OPP acquitted themselves well under intense provocation. Cheers.