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Temitope Oriola, Professor, Sociology, University of Alberta

The Toronto police apology for its treatment of racialized people is meaningless without action

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Chief James Ramer of the Toronto Police Service speaks during a press conference releasing the 2020 race-based data, at police headquarters in Toronto on June 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

The newly released findings on race-based data of the Toronto Police Service offers another grim reminder of the realities of law enforcement in Canada. The 119-page document, titled Race & Identity Based Data Collection Strategy Understanding: Use of Force & Strip Searches in 2020, explores 7,114 strip searches and 949 incidents involving use of force.

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