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7. There has been a challenge to it's constitutionality filed this past June...

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:09 PM

Jul 2015

"A black law student who says police have stopped him approximately 30 times in “carding” incidents is asking an Ontario court to declare the policy unconstitutional, have all information gathered from him expunged and order police to reveal the identity of anyone to whom it gave that information, so it can be destroyed."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/law-student-challenges-the-constitutionality-of-carding-by-police/article24910075/

I don't know when or if the case will be heard.

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ICYMI: Desmond Cole is bravely attacking racism in Toronto [View all] Saviolo Jul 2015 OP

Carding is racist in it's institution and is racial profiling... Spazito Jul 2015 #1

It's true. Saviolo Jul 2015 #2

Canadians wear blinders when it comes to racism, imo... Spazito Jul 2015 #3

We like to believe we're all past that Saviolo Jul 2015 #4

He is flip flopping all over the place on this... Spazito Jul 2015 #5

To top it off: Saviolo Jul 2015 #6