The announcement is an elaborate diversionary tactic to appease the Toronto Police Association. The measures will likely have a zero-sum impact on at-risk youth themselves.
This summer marks the 35th anniversary of the Solidarity struggle in BC - the first major response in Canada against the emerging neoliberal austerity agenda.
The systemic racism directed at Indigenous peoples and Black communities in Canada has been recognized for decades, but little progress is being made. Recent reports indicate that the situation may be getting worse.
Canada prides itself on being a country of equality, justice, democracy, and human rights. While the original peoples of this land are still denied access to these values, that claim is a mockery of reality.
