Random police checks should be banned: NDP leader
“Flanked by local activists and Nova Scotia NDP justice critic Claudia Chender, Singh said police must use proper investigative procedure and have reasonable grounds before they attempt to detain anyone.
Chender said Nova Scotia’s opposition New Democrats were poised to table proposed legislation Friday that would impose an immediate moratorium on street checks, which she described as an unlawful form of detention.
”We’ve heard evidence for years and years from our African Nova Scotian community and other racialized communities that this practice is insidious and commonplace,” she said. “And our position is that it’s not necessary for good policing.”
As well, Chender said people should be concerned by the personal data that is collected through street checks and later stored in police databases.”
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Image: Jagmeet Singh, federal New Democratic Party leader, talks with reporters as he visits Halifax on Thursday. (ANDREW VAUGHAN / The Canadian Press) Link.