Come January 1 next year, new provincial legislation to stop carding comes into effect. But Kenneth Jeffers, the lone black member of the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) and longtime community activist, is concerned whether the new laws will put an end to the arbitrary and discriminatory street checks which have sparked widespread outrage in […]
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti — Jovenel Moïse, of Parti Haïtien Tèt Kale (Haitian Bald Head Party) and the chosen successor of former president Michel Martelly, won the first round of the Nov. 20 presidential election in Haiti with 595,430 (55.67 per cent) of the votes. Since Moïse won with more than 50 per cent of […]
By Sherif Foda There’s no question that there are too many black people in jail in Canada. Everyone knows it. It’s what politicians call “over representation of African-Canadians in the criminal justice system.” And while we all agree that it’s a real and observable phenomenon, and that there are systemic reasons behind it, we rarely […]
Do you believe that the revised policy on ‘carding,’, will put an end to the targeting of young black men by police in arbitrary and discriminatory street checks? Phil Vassell Artistic Director The revised policy on carding does not put an end to the practice. Ontario’s new “street checks” regulation, which goes into effect on […]
A high-profile political commentator and former White House policy adviser has warned that the same class tensions and divisive forces that swept Donald Trump to power could easily take root in Canada, adding it would be “irresponsible” to pretend otherwise. Van Jones, a CNN political contributor, said the “hate wave” that has stirred vigilante behaviour and […]
The Toronto Police Services Board last Thursday approved a revised carding policy that will allow police to retain data collected under the old system. The new policy is intended to bring Toronto Police in line with provincial regulations that will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2017, banning arbitrary street checks and the collection of […]
When we watched television from outside someone’s window Addressing Barbadians at a gala in Toronto on Saturday to mark Barbados’ 50th anniversary of Independence, Haynesley L. Benn, Consul General of Barbados in Toronto, recalled the time when the Union Jack was lowered for the last time in his native country. It was a time when […]
Canada will give $54 million to Haiti over the next five years, including more than $2 million in immediate aid, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said. The funding announcement came on the final day of Bibeau’s three-day trip to Haiti, where she is seeing first-hand how Canadian aid money is being used in areas decimated last month by hurricane Matthew. Most […]
Do you believe that the recommendations of the Independent Police Oversight Review will lead to positive change with respect to transparency and accountability by police officers in Ontario? Ken Singh Legal Practitioner I do. We cannot have police investigating police. We need accountability and transparency. Just look at CARIBANA. We need change. Change is good. […]
Racist ” alt right ” posters such as the one in picture above were seen in a park in Toronto’s east end earlier this week. The posters have been removed and police are investigating.
