Justice committee  Well, from our perspective, the whole issue of what's now been recognized judicially is a problem of racial profiling. That's what we're talking about; that's the crux of the whole matter, that these extrajudicial measures or patterns of offences, unlike findings of guilt by a ju

Justice committee  As I mentioned before, the portion of our work that consists of the African Canadian youth justice program has multiple parts. We have a number of staff who are working in the court system as court workers, most of whom are African Canadian themselves. In the courthouses they pro

Justice committee  I agree with Mr. Dudding in that I believe the Nunn report was somewhat reactionary, reacting to some isolated incidents. I don't believe these represent the overall state of youth crime in Canada. I believe they're a little too focused on end-of-the-pipe solutions, and that inst

Justice committee  Lwam

Justice committee  Yes. Statistics have shown that where aboriginal and white youth have been accused of committing the same crime as black youth, and actually have identical criminal records, it has often resulted in harsher punishments for the African Canadian youth.

Justice committee  Good morning. My name is Megan Forward. I am the policy research lawyer at the African Canadian Legal Clinic in Toronto. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the standing committee for inviting the ACLC to appear and to present submissions on behalf of the African Can