TORONTO – The Province of Ontario is getting involved in the debate over the controversial practice of police carding.
Queen’s Park is taking steps to standardize the practice across the province.
The government is forming a consultation body which will work with police and civil liberties groups to come up with a standard set of carding regulations.
The move comes in the wake of widespread criticisms, especially in Toronto, that carding results in racial profiling practices.
The province’s plan is to bring in binding rules that police must obey, instead of following a loose set of guidelines.
The new regulations are expected to come into force this fall.
Toronto mayor John Tory has called for an end to the practice of carding altogether. He plans to table a motion on Thursday at the Toronto Police Services Board.
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