Susan Toth pulled no punches when asked about council’s selection to fill the seat she recently vacated on the London Police Services Board (LPSB). Council last night sent a very strong message to the Black and Indigenous population that diversity doesn’t matter. It’s 2023 and London has decided to go backwards, Toth told CTV News.
The chorus of disappointment is growing louder after city council selected a political insider to fill a vacant seat on the London Police Services Board (LPSB).
The relationship between police and Black communities has been "deeply problematic and tense" across North America, says Natalie Delia Deckard. That's one reason she felt compelled to apply to be on the Windsor police services board.
Chair Susan Toth resigned from the London Police Services Board (LPSB) just as she had joined it in 2017 pushing for improvement, compassion and diversity. At the end of Thursday’s meeting, Toth surprised everyone with her decision to step down after being reappointed by council late last year.