Renu Mandhane, chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, hopes to see a big change in the way policing is done in Ontario. Ontario’s human rights watchdog has laid out a bold blueprint for policing during the “critical moment” when the province’s rule book is being rewritten. The Ontario Human Rights Commission's submissions to the province on police include a recommendation to study the feasibility of issuing body cameras to every officer in the province. The commission recommends providing detailed human rights training at least every three years, with everyone from new recruits to supervisors required to participate. The recommendations are contained in the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s recent submissions to the province on its Strategy for a Safer Ontario, essentially a rewriting of the Police Services Act, the law governing policing in the province.

Source: thestar May 26, 2016 04:31 UTC