- Black community leaders in a town just north of Montreal slammed their local police force’s plan to tackle racial profiling on Sunday, saying the strategy was developed without their input and will take too long to implement. The critiques came from community groups representing Black residents of Repentigny, Que., who held a news conference to denounce the five-year action plan days after it was first released. The Repentigny police force developed its action plan in response to both the report and Olivier’s death, giving itself five years to implement changes. “Why is this plan to action not calling systemic racism by its name,” she asked while addressing reporters. “With their action plan, it’s the same thing.

Source: thestar September 26, 2021 16:41 UTC