Brown and Crombie welcome groundbreaking report that slams police carding as ineffective and harmful

“Justice Tulloch’s report provides additional confirmation that the decision to prohibit carding was the correct decision,” says Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. “I was proud to speak out against carding as Ontario opposition leader in 2016 and continue to believe that it is unnecessary. We should give the police all the resources and support they need to keep our community safe. Just not carding.”

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Justice Michael Tulloch’s sweeping review of what happened after “carding” was restricted in Ontario includes a call to ban random stops for gathering intelligence data, better public and police education on the limits of street checks, more diversity in forces that, like Peel’s, don’t reflect the community and a revolution in police culture. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and Mississauga's Bonnie Crombie say the new report lays out the way policing should be approached in the two cities.

The judge’s report refutes claims by outgoing Peel Police Chief Jennifer Evans that curtailing carding is connected to an increase in crime.

Published on January 2, 2019 in The Pointer - Brampton