Now is the time to have honest and difficult conversations about Anti-Black racism in Canada, writes columnist Marcus Medford.
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Tag: Racial profiling
‘Fredy’ Takes on Racism in Quebec
The death of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva, shot at the hands of police in Montreal North, inspired Fredy, a documentary play by Annabel Soutar about the 2008 shooting and the response from the local immigrant community.…
View More ‘Fredy’ Takes on Racism in QuebecRacial Profiling: New Ways to Address Old Issues
Policy makers, journalists, professors and lawyers are putting their best ideas forward to find the right solution to tackle the problem of racial profiling in Ontario. “We hear the term a lot,” says Renu Mandhane,…
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Carding Ban Clouded By Doubt
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 around the strongly-opposed practice of carding. However, in Ontario, the…
View More Carding Ban Clouded By DoubtRacial Profiling By Police Will Not Be Tolerated: Community Leaders
After months of defending carding, Toronto Mayor, John Tory has made a 360, calling for a permanent ban on the practice. “It is my intention to see carding cancelled permanently and that we start fresh,”…
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End Carding: Time for Police Chief to Get on Board
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 of Ontario, three former mayors (one of whom is a…
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Ending Police Carding Is Just Step One
“I’m afraid for my son to grow up.” The words come via a 23-year-old woman, who sits with her six-month-old son in her arms. These words – words that no mother should have to say…
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A Black Chief of Police for Toronto
The largest municipal police service in Canada has a new chief. A first for the City of Toronto, Mark Saunders is of African descent – born in England to Jamaican parents. A 32-year veteran of…
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Obama remarks bring racial profiling to the fore
U.S. President Barack Obama remarked unexpectedly on the Trayvon Martin case during a recent White House press briefing. His statement was eloquent, empathetic and thoughtful, and was reminiscent of the Obama persona many came to know and…
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