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Canadian Law Of Racial Profiling
The Ontario Human Rights Commission describes racial discrimination as any behaviour based on stereotypes that is taken for the purpose of safety, security, or public health. Instead of a fair suspicion, factors such as religion, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, race, or place of origin or a combination of these, are used to pick out a person for extra scrutiny or care. For decades, black communities in major Canadian cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal have protested that police often stop, challenge, and search them. Although the word “driving while black” is often used to characterise and condemn this discriminatory treatment, the issue is not limited to traffic violations[1].
Fig1. Racial profiling incidents in Canada[1]
Walking or running inside a park, wandering via an expensive area, exceeding the speed limit across the street, or waiting for a friend outside a subway stop may all be viewed as unfairly suspicious based on the skin colour of the person doing the operation. Police brutality may be seen as part of a broader image of racial discrimination in the justice system.
Accusations that such Canadian judicial system is racially skewed, which have been made by numerous groups at various times over the last few decades, have been rejected by public officials as unfounded views of organisations and supporters[1].