BREAKING: Toronto Police have released data showing Black people were 230% more likely to have a police officer point a firearm at them when they appeared to be unarmed than white people.
I don't want to hear anyone say that systemic racism doesn't exist in policing EVER AGAIN.
"Black people were overrepresented in use of force incidents compared to their share of total enforcement actions by 60%, Asian & Middle Eastern people were 20% overrepresented, while Latino people were overrepresented in use of force incidents by 50%."
https://t.co/SqMkCZoAt1
Welcome to Canada, where the remains of 215 Indigenous children are found at a former Kamloops residential school, but leaders struggle to accept that systemic racism is real and tell us that the use of the word “genocide” is controversial.
The AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine will now be available to those 40 years & older in Ontario, starting April 20 (previously for 55+ years).
There are ~1400 pharmacies in the province & Family Docs administering this vaccine.
Smart move. This will help.
https://t.co/RqYNHwvZ8E
When I say Big Banks are climate criminals, I mean it.
Since the #ParisAgreement, the Big 5 Canadian banks have financed over $700 billion in fossil fuel projects, fuelling climate destruction, violating Indigenous land and treaty rights, and threatening our collective future.