The chair of Hamilton's police board is facing criticism for her stance on Hamilton police having to record and share the race of people officers use force on.
The 2022 use of force report, which will be discussed during an HPS board meeting on Thursday, says Black people were on the receiving end of 17.2 per cent of all use of force incidents in 2022 despite representing only five per cent of Hamilton's population.
Community groups and leaders have mixed feelings about how Hamilton Police Service uses drones amid privacy concerns from researchers and Ontario’s former privacy commissioner.
A day after a Stoney Creek school was vandalized with derogatory graffiti, community leaders are calling for renewed action to combat racism and hate in Hamilton, which led Canada in the highest per-capita rate of hate crimes in four separate years since 2014.
Hamilton community members arrived at the park around 8:30 p.m., wearing masks and carrying prayer mats. Some also brought signs in support of the family.
Among them was Nazli Khan, a coordinator at the Jinnah Cultural Society of Hamilton, who held a sign that read: Scared of a scarf? Knowledge before fear. No racism, no hate, no Islamophobia.
Nazli Khan, a coordinator at the Jinnah Cultural Society of Hamilton, held a sign denouncing racism during a vigil in Hamilton. She said the fatal truck attack in London, Ont., won t scare her from going outside and living her life.(Bobby Hristova/CBC)