Justice committee  The function of the police should not be to get a conviction but to, in fact, ensure that justice is done. Too often, I think police think their job is to get a conviction, and to that extent, I think sometimes some officers actually don't reveal all of the evidence that's there.

Justice committee  The way carding has been dealt with in Ontario is that the government has passed a regulation basically very much restricting what can happen. I think trying to deal with racism in the police force is a very complicated matter. I'm not sure it could be legislated. I think it has

Justice committee  Yes. I don't disagree with that. I gave some examples of things that have been considered routine in Toronto, but in fact, it's a very broad definition, and I think that's a problem. That's why the section should go.

Justice committee  Thank you very much. I'm in Kelowna because my wife and I are visiting friends in the interior of British Columbia, so although I'm usually in Toronto, today I'm in Kelowna. The weather out here is terrific. I'm the coordinator of the Toronto Police Accountability Coalition,