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19:23 28/06/2010

Of all the challenges discussed at the G20 summit in Toronto, the largest and most pressing was government debt and related issues - unsustainable budget deficits and the need for tax increases and cuts in social programs, pensions and wages.

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G8 leaders paint mural
15:45 28/06/2010
G8 Summit leaders were each asked to paint a brushstroke on The West Wind mural to depicting a vision of the future. This impromptu “art class” crowned the G8 summit in Canada.

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