Toronto police should destroy historical street check data, provide greater transparency on officer discipline, and implement a distinct policy or procedure on racial profiling if it wants to work toward eradicating systemic anti-Black racism, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) says.
The recommendations are a handful of the 107 outlined in the OHRC’s final report and blueprint released Thursday, concluding its roughly six-year inquiry into anti-Black systemic racism at the Toronto Police Service (TPS).
“The report’s findings are clear,” said Patricia Deguire, OHRC commissioner.
“Systemic racial discrimination, racial profiling and anti-Black racism exists wherever Black people interact with Toronto police services,” she said.
The report details the results of the
