The practice of "street check" lacks a basis in law and is disproportionately weaponized against racialized and low-income communities. This memo calls for a moratorium on street checks as the only alternative to reforms that risk legitimizing an overwhelmingly harmful and discriminatory practice.
As part of Pivot’s police accountability mandate we have been involved in many complaints filed with the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC). We have 3 central recommendations for the Special Committee to Review the Police Complaint Process
2000 - 2017: The number of victims who died after fatal interactions with police
Police across the province are endangering lives and working in direct conflict with health authorities
Police officers across the province are abusing their authority and endangering the lives of marginalized people through their actions.
To fix a broken system, we must fight the stigma fuelling it
The group complaint action was not in response to the police raid of the High Hopes kiosk in the Downtown Eastside street market