Joint Letter to Premiers from Civil Society Groups on Bail Reform Changes
The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), the John Howard Society of Canada (JHSC) and the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) are demanding changes to bail reform, warning that the planned changes are dangerous and will degrade public safety. Read the full Press Release. Read the Letter to Premiers in English […]
Letter in Solidarity with Parents of Black Children
The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) expresses solidarity with Parents of Black Children (PoBC)’s necessary and important work to support Black families navigating Ontario’s education system. PoBC’s Advocacy Framework highlights conduct that they discourage school officials from engaging in when communicating with parents and advocates, including “tone-policing.” In a letter dated March 20, 2023, from […]
BLAC’s Written Deputation to the Toronto Police Services Board on the TPS Budget Increase
The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is extremely concerned by Mayor John Tory’s proposal to increase the already inflated $1.2+ billion budget of the Toronto Police Services (TPS) by nearly $50 million. Read our full written deputation to the Toronto Police Services Board’s Special Meeting on January 9, 2022 here.
Our System, Our Children, Our Responsibility Request to the Minister of Immigration
Our System, Our Children, Our Responsibility: A Campaign Against the Deportation of Child Welfare Survivors is a coalition steered by BLAC that seeks to end the deportations of child welfare survivors and to address the related immigration issues. On October 29, 2022, the coalition requested that the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship create a Public […]
BLAC and Coalition of Community Organizations’ Letter to Ministers Regarding Immigration Removals and Anti-Black Racism
BLAC and a coalition of community organizations sent a joint letter to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Minister of Public Safety, and the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion regarding immigration removals and anti-Black racism, and requesting that: The Minister of Public Safety immediately suspend the enforcement of any removal order […]
BLAC joins ‘Fresh Start’ coalition to launch campaign for criminal record reform
‘FRESH START’ COALITION LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR CRIMINAL RECORD REFORM TORONTO — The ‘Fresh Start’ Coalition launched a campaign today urging the federal government to revamp the way Canada deals with old criminal records. BLAC, joined by a coalition of over 60 civil society groups, is calling on the federal government to implement a ‘spent regime’, […]
