Item - 2020.AA7.3

The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.

Mohamed Shuriye, Policy Development Officer, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and David Absalom, Policy Development Officer, Social Development, Finance and Administration, gave a presentation on the Policing Reform Project.

Mohamed Shuriye, Policy Development Officer, Social Development, Finance and Administration, David Absalom, Policy Development Officer, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and Anthony Paoletta, Inspector, Toronto Police Service, will give a presentation on the Policing Reform Project.

Systemic discrimination in our City deeply impacts the life prospects and opportunities of members of Indigenous, Black and racialized communities, and can lead to disparities in health, social and economic outcomes. For many decades, Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities have spoken out about their deep mistrust of public institutions, including the police service. The City has a responsibility to the public to begin the conversation of police reform to ensure public safety for all Toronto residents.