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Police violence towards racialized minorities is often discussed in US politics, most recently because of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the summer of 2020. But structural racism is a problem in Canada as well. According to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, black people in Toronto are 20x more likely than other Canadians to be killed by police. Further, police violence towards Canada’s indigenous communities is well documented. How can we understand police violence in Canada and what can be done to fix it?
Police violence towards racialized minorities is often discussed in US politics, most recently because of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the summer of 2020. But structural racism is a problem in Canada as well. According to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, black people in Toronto are 20x more likely than other Canadians to be killed by police. Further, police violence towards Canada’s indigenous communities is well documented. How can we understand police violence in Canada and what can be done to fix it?