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Pacer Report: LUO Submissions
On Monday, November 18, the Toronto Police Services Board will hold a Special Public Meeting on “Police Carding and the Issue of Profiling” and on the Police and Community Engagement Review (PACER) Report. These are the Law Union’s submissions on the Pacer Report and on carding, available also for download as a PDF. I – […]
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LUO member Paul Copeland responds to Chief Blair and Deputy Chief Sloly
At a public (by invitation only) meeting held on October 23, 2013, at the Toronto Police Headquarters, Chief Bill Blair and Deputy Chief Peter Sloly incorrectly stated that Law Union of Ontario member Paul Copeland has claimed the practice of “carding” by the Toronto Police is legal. Below, Paul responds in an open letter to Chief Blair and […]
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Carding by Toronto Police Violates Charter and Human Rights Code
Over the last year, the Law Union of Ontario has made four submissions to the Toronto Police Services Board explaining why its practice of carding is unlawful. Read and download those submissions below. RE: STREET CHECKS – CARDING (June 20, 2013) Excerpt: 1. The Law Union of Ontario remains of the strong view that both […]
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Law Union Prison Justice Committee stands in solidarity with the California Hunger Strikers: End Solitary Confinement in the US and Canada
September 5, 2013 After nine weeks, the 30,000 California prisoners protesting the conditions of solitary confinement suspended their hunger strike today. California holds nearly 12,000 people in extreme isolation cells with no windows and no access to fresh air or sunlight. The United Nations condemns the use of solitary confinement for more than 15 days […]