Public readings for the 'Right to Read' inquiry are held in several cities in Ontario, including one in London on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 29. 

New traffic-stop data and the results of a diversity audit show more steps are needed to ensure bias-free law enforcement in the nation's capital, Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly says.

The changes, the commission says in a submission, do not address practices found to violate both the Canadian charter and the Ontario human rights code.

The decline in Canada's police ranks comes as the national crime rate increased for the fourth straight year, according to Statistics Canada.

The Right to Read inquiry will hear from school boards, educators, parents and students across the province.

Police officers who are guilty of race-based discrimination should face disciplinary measures that include firing, the Ontario Human Rights Commission said on Friday as it released the country's first policy on racial profiling.

In a statement Thursday afternoon, a police spokesperson said the goal of the new policy is to "eliminate potential systematic racism."

Ontario Human Rights Chief Renu Mandhane says better "resources" for disabilities and addictions, in addition to overcrowding, need to be addressed by the province.

The conditions also pose a serious risk to the health and safety of both inmates and correctional staff, Renu Mandhane writes.

The agreement reached late last month ends a complaint from a resident businessman, who said he found the use of such names and imagery offensive.