Discriminatory policing is denying Black youth their childhood

Youths’ stories detail concerning interactions with the police which speak to ongoing anti-Black racism in Canadian policing. (Shutterstock)

A class-action lawsuit was brought against the Toronto Police Service in August over the force’s historic use of street checks, known as carding. The lawsuit highlights the damaging and discriminatory impacts of carding, which has disproportionately affected Black and Indigenous youth.