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Racial 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

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 of Ontario, three former mayors (one of whom is a…

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Ending Police Carding Is Just Step One

Priya Ramanujam June 8, 2015 No Comments Black Black Men Black Youth Blacks carding criminalize criminialization desmond cole John Tory racial Racial profiling racialized racism Say Word Toronto Toronto Police Toronto Police Chief Toronto Police Services

“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

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 – born in England to Jamaican parents. A 32-year veteran of…

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26 Nov

The integrity of Canada’s #immigration system is at stake if #Ottawa continues to allow immigration consultants to operate independently and regulate themselves, warns a new group of #lawyers. #immigrationconsultants Read on: https://newcanadianmedia.ca/integrity-canada-immigration-system-at-stake-warn-lawyers/

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26 Nov

“Self-regulation by immigration consultants has not worked and will fail to protect the vulnerable public” - Canadian #Immigration Lawyers Association. @CitImmCanada @SeanFraserMP @CILAvoice @BarbaraJoCaruso @CBAImmigration
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26 Nov

Here's how the owner of Elevate and Explore #Black Nova Scotia, a Black-owned travelling business, is motivating Black people to tour Nova Scotia and be more comfortable #visiting different places. Read on: https://newcanadianmedia.ca/local-black-owned-travel-company-gets-funding-to-grow/

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