Why race-based data collection by police could play a role in reform debate 09 Juillet 2020As the Black Lives Matter movement spreads across Canada, the conversation around police accountability and reform has grown, including a rising inhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/race-police-data-ontario-1.5636301 Lire la suite
A closer look at Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, how it operates, and the data it collects 09 Juillet 2020As Ontario’s police watchdog prepares to begin collecting race-based data as part of a larger series of reforms, the agency’s director says there ahttps://globalnews.ca/news/7134290/special-investigations-unit-siu-ontario-direc… Lire la suite
75% of Canadians believe RCMP has a problem with systemic racism, Nanos Research poll suggests 09 Juillet 2020A strong majority of Canadians believe the RCMP has a problem with systemic racism, but they are divided on whether they have confidence that the fhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-strong-majority-of-canadians-be… Lire la suite
Profilage racial: vague d’indignation après l’arrestation d’une adolescente dans NDG 06 Juillet 2020Alors que le Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) doit présenter mercredi une politique sur les interpellations, des citoyens du quartihttps://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/2478637/profilage-racial-vague-indi… Lire la suite
Les «Noirs au volant» défilent à Montréal contre le profilage racial 06 Juillet 2020Les communautés noires de Montréal organisaient aujourd’hui un évènement nommé «Noirs au volant» afin de protester contre le profilage racial dont https://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/2478809/les-noirs-au-volant-defilen… Lire la suite
Rassemblement des motards de Montréal contre le racisme 06 Juillet 2020Des dizaines de motards presque entièrement habillés en noir ont participé à un défilé à moto contre le racisme ce samedi après-midi, pour exprimerhttps://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/2478779/rassemblement-des-motards-d… Lire la suite
Racial profiling behind violent arrest at Vancouver Walmart: Indigenous mom 06 Juillet 2020VANCOUVER -- A Lower Mainland woman is raising questions about racial profiling by Walmart security guards and Vancouver police after she and her shttps://bc.ctvnews.ca/racial-profiling-behind-violent-arrest-at-vancouver-walmar… Lire la suite
'Is my skin care racist?' Instagram post by Kamloops Mountie prompts backlash 06 Juillet 2020VANCOUVER -- An RCMP officer in Kamloops is under review after posting two photos to his Instagram page.https://bc.ctvnews.ca/is-my-skin-care-racist-instagram-post-by-kamloops-mountie-… Lire la suite
Protesters Attacked by Police Are Suing to Vindicate Their Constitutional Rights 06 Juillet 2020Protesters demonstrating against white supremacy and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s public lynching have been met with illegal reprhttps://truthout.org/articles/protesters-attacked-by-police-are-suing-to-vindica… Lire la suite
Mathematicians urge colleagues to boycott police work in wake of killings 06 Juillet 2020The tide of reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality that has been sweeping through institutions — including scientific ones — has reachedhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01874-9 Lire la suite
