As Toronto residents prepare to gather Tuesday to protest the police shooting of Sammy Yatim, the province’s largest labour federation has announced a pre-rally news conference with families of victims of police violence.
The event, co-hosted by the Ontario Federation of Labour and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, comes two weeks after police fatally shot Mr. Yatim. The 18-year-old, who pulled a knife on a streetcar, suffered nine gunshot wounds, sparking a public outcry and a provincial ombudsman’s investigation into police use of force.
“Decades of inquest reports and recommendations are gathering dust on shelves while the bodies of victims are piling up. The ombudsman investigation is a vital step, but the province must go further,” said OFL executive vice-president Irwin Nanda, calling for an “independent investigation” into police training, policies and practices throughout the chain of command. (more...)
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