Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled legislation on Tuesday to address the issue of anti-black and anti-indigenous racism in policing and the justice system by establishing an independent review body for the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
“We know that racialized and indigenous Canadians are vastly overrepresented in prisons interact more frequently with law enforcement, and are disproportionately subjected to bias and even profiling,” Mendicino told the standing committee on public safety and national security.
“As representatives of our constituents and a voice for all Canadians, we have a duty to address these legacies and that is precisely why we have tabled Bill C-20.”…