Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman insisted it was an innocent handshake. Lastman made headlines in January after he shook hands with a member of the Hells Angels. Lastman said he was not showing support for the bikers. (Toronto police union leader Craig Bromell asked Lastman to apologize to the police, the city and to the people of Quebec, where hundreds have been killed or wounded in a biker war.)

Date: 2002-01-15
Placeline: TORONTO, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 17 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << and I said to him why you don't you prove me wrong and the people of Toronto on your own and use papers Rock and show us that you guys are great energy and you're not here to make trouble he says we're definitely not here to make trouble he put out his hand and I shook his hand >>

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