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Carding Ban Clouded By Doubt

Patrick Hunter October 30, 2015 No Comments Bill Blair black community Black Youth carding John Tory Police Racial profiling racism Toronto Police Service

It could be resistance or defiance of civilian oversight bodies, or just plain stubbornness. Either way, police organizations have been slow to change their culture…

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End Carding: Time for Police Chief to Get on Board

Patrick Hunter June 9, 2015 No Comments Bill Blair Black Black Men Black Youth Blacks carding Charter of Rights and Freedoms John Tory Mark Saunders race Racial profiling racialized communities racism rights Toronto Toronto Police Toronto Police Chief Toronto Police Services

A huge wave, represented by about 50 high-profile Canadians, rocked Mayor John Tory’s proverbial boat this week. The “wave” consisted of a former chief justice…

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A Black Chief of Police for Toronto

Patrick Hunter April 26, 2015 No Comments AfricanCanadians Bill Blair Black black community carding Jamaican Mark Saunders Racial profiling racism Toronto Police Chief Toronto Police Services

The largest municipal police service in Canada has a new chief. A first for the City of Toronto, Mark Saunders is of African descent –…

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