COVID, cops and carding: Did the province put racialized people at risk?

Guests: Natasha Calvinho, criminal defence lawyer, and Toronto Star reporters Alyshah Hasham and Jim Rankin

“This Matters” takes a look at the Ontario government’s confusing flip-flop messaging on police enforcement of COVID-related, stay-at-home orders. Although the province backed down from last Friday’s controversial announcement granting police powers to arbitrarily stop and question anyone, the rules still allow police to stop anyone if they have “a reason to suspect” stay-at-home orders are being violated. The Ontario Human Rights Commission says its worried that these discretionary police powers will put racialized and vulnerable people at risk.

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