More than two-thirds of Ontarians believe police treat Black and Indigenous people “worse” than others and 90 per cent want mandatory body cameras for all officers, a new poll has found. Campaign Research principal Nick Kouvalis said the findings should be concerning to police forces across the province. Asked if they feel “Black people and/or Indigenous people and/or other people from racialized communities are treated worse by police than other citizens,” 68 per cent of respondents agreed with that statement. Only 22 per cent disagreed and nine per cent weren’t sure. There was 41 per cent support for “the Ontario government mandating a 10 per cent reduction to all police budgets” and 42 per cent opposed to that with 17 per cent unsure.

Source: thestar July 10, 2020 21:56 UTC