Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has committed to developing a multi-year, multi-faceted, province-wide racialized
communities strategy that will build upon the services and supports that LAO already has in place.
The following letter to the editor appeared in slightly shorter form in the Toronto Star on June 29. Re: CAS study reveals stark racial disparities for blacks, aboriginals Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) applauds the Toronto Star for calling attention to the overrepresentation of children who are Aboriginal or Black in the child protection system. While […]
The accused: “I am a young man who has made poor choices for himself but I am making changes to better myself. I do not want to be that 30 year old Black man who is a lost cause as I have potential to do something with my life.” The Court: “He thereby raises not […]
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is developing a strategy to identify the legal needs and to protect the legal rights of racialized communities in the justice system. “Clients from racialized communities are often over-represented and face unequal treatment in the justice system,” says John McCamus, LAO’s Chair. “Because of this, LAO needs to develop a strategy […]
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is making its formal submission on the issue of carding and street checks to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services available on its website. The submission outlines LAO’s analysis and offers a number of recommendations to regulate police street checks. LAO’s submission is one of 510 submissions (476 from […]