Police Discrimination
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Female B.C. police officers file class-action lawsuit claiming harassment, discriminationThe suit names all 13 B.C. cities that have municipal police forces, and contains disturbing allegations.CrimeOct 12, 2023
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City’s Caribbean community calling for meeting with Montreal policeMembers of Montreal's Caribbean community are calling for an apology and a meeting with the SPVM senior brass following an intervention by officers over a noise complaint.CanadaJul 13, 2022
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Black, Indigenous people twice more likely to mistrust police: ‘Double standard’Statistics Canada released two studies showing that Black and Indigenous people are twice as likely as others to report that they have little or no confidence in police.PerspectivesFeb 17, 2022
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‘Cogs in the colonial wheel’: Why racism in Canada’s police force is as old as policingExperts say policing in Canada and in cities like Toronto have a long history of anti-Black racism.LifestyleJun 11, 2020
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VPD officers discriminated against Indigenous mother, says BC Human Rights TribunalOne officer told the tribunal that education about the "darker side of Indigenous history" was a "minor component" of the training they received.CrimeDec 15, 2019
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