Abby Deshman, Director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the following statement:
We are still working our way through the reports, but even a cursory read paints a deeply concerning picture of the state of policing.
The picture is disturbing – but it is not a surprise. Impacted communities have been sharing their experiences of discrimination, harassment, and trauma at the hands of police and the criminal justice system for decades.
We have also had data clearly evidencing systemic racism for years. In 2018, the Ontario Human Rights Commission documented, yet again, the systemic racism in
