Statement on COVID-19 Emergency Measures: Expanded Police Powers
We are calling on the provincial government to follow through on its recent promise to prioritize the distribution of the vaccine to all adults in high-risk communities and neighbourhoods worst hit by COVID-19. We are also calling on the provincial government to address the lack of transparency and confusion surrounding the vaccine supply, which has […]
Submissions regarding the Regulatory Exemptions Proposal under the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015
Read the Black Legal Action Centre’s submissions regarding the Regulatory Exemptions Proposal under the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015 here.
BLAC and CABL jointly intervening in R. v. Morris
The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC), along with the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL), are jointly intervening in a case (R. v. Morris) before the Court of Appeal for Ontario on February 11, 2021. In R. v. Morris, the Court of Appeal for Ontario will consider the appropriate manner in which systemic and background factors should be treated when […]
Statement to our Community on the state of Education in Ontario
BLAC opened its doors to the public in March of 2019. In the short time we have been open, we have become acutely aware through work with our community, and affirmed through recent media reports, that our children are, in many instances, not safe in Ontario’s schools. We believe that many school boards and school […]
