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Ontario Human Rights Commission unveils new policy to tackle racial profiling

Sep 20, 2019 | 11:00 AM

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Ontario’s Human Rights Commission says racial profiling in law enforcement is profoundly harmful.

It says the police practice hurts black, Indigenous and other racialized communities.

The commission today released a new policy on eliminating racial profiling based on a report called Under Suspicion.

It says it’s the first such policy in the country.