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  1. Opinion Editorial: Political will needed to end carding

    May 23, 2015

    Editor, The Toronto Star

    This week Mark Saunders was sworn in as Chief of the Toronto Police Service. He arrived amid a controversy that marred his predecessor’s final days and one that refuses to go away – the police procedure commonly known as “carding.” As Chief Saunders starts down this new road he has a choice – to hear the voices of the community and work to end racial profiling or to allow a deeply troubling practice to continue.

  2. Chapter 3 - Anti-Black racism in policing

    From: From Impact to Action: Final report into anti-Black racism by the Toronto Police Service

     

    This chapter summarizes the evidence gathered and analyzed during the Inquiry. The evidence involves the OHRC’s consultations with Black communities and policing experts, and the data analyzed by Dr. Scot Wortley and his team. It conclusively confirms the existence of anti-Black racism within the TPS.

    The evidence includes:

  3. 2. Why examine racial profiling?

    From: Under suspicion: Research and consultation report on racial profiling in Ontario

    Racial profiling is a specific type of racial discrimination that pertains to safety and security. The OHRC currently defines racial profiling as:

    [A]ny action undertaken for reasons of safety, security or public protection that relies on stereotypes about race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, or place of origin rather than on reasonable suspicion, to single out an individual for greater scrutiny or different treatment.[22]

  4. Notice of collection of personal information

    From: Public interest inquiry into racial profiling and discrimination by the Toronto Police Service

    November 30, 2017 - In order to inquire into and report on potential racial profiling of, and racial discrimination against, Black persons by the Toronto Police Service (TPS), the OHRC will be collecting data, including personal information, from the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the TPS and the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB). We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is treated confidentially and is only used for the purposes it was collected. 

  5. A message from Chief Commissioner Renu Mandhane

    From: Annual Report 2015 - 2016: Reconnect. Renew. Results.

    Reconnect. Renew. Results.

    2015-16 has been a time of transition for the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) – and for me personally, as I took on the role of Chief Commissioner in November. As is my nature, I adopted the “dive right in” approach and, just over six months into my term, the OHRC is well-positioned to embark on a bold new approach that emphasizes community trust, human rights accountability, and measurable impact.

  6. Des groupes de juristes, des activistes, des universitaires et la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne appellent à un règlement plus rigoureux sur le fichage

    December 7, 2015

    Un vaste réseau d'activistes communautaires, de spécialistes des droits de la personne et du droit, d'universitaires, de particuliers concernés et préoccupés, et de représentants de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne (CODP), demande à la province de veiller à ce que son projet de règlement sur les contrôles de routine par la police – ou le « fichage » – soit conforme à l'objectif énoncé du ministère de mettre fin aux contrôles de routine arbitraires et discriminatoires. 

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