We recently submitted recommendations to the Toronto Police Service Board regarding its public order policy. These submissions emphasize the need for a zero-tolerance stance on hate during protests, demonstrations, and occupations. They also outline key considerations for how police should respond to such events and provide recommendations for provincial governments to take stronger action against hate crimes.
To read the full submission, click here or use the button below.
About the Author
Mark Sandler, LL.B., LL.D. (honoris causa), ALCCA’s Chair, is widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading criminal lawyers and pro bono advocates. He has been involved in combatting antisemitism for over 40 years. He has lectured extensively on legal remedies to combat hate and has promoted respectful Muslim-Jewish, Sikh-Jewish and Black-Jewish dialogues. He has appeared before Parliamentary committees and in the Supreme Court of Canada on multiple occasions on issues relating to antisemitism and hate activities. He is a former member of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, a three-time elected Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario, and recipient of the criminal profession’s highest honour, the G. Arthur Martin Medal, for his contributions to the administration of criminal justice.
Comments