The world is taking a hard look at their police forces, the violence they use, the deaths that result, and the systemic and anti-Black racism that even people like Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders admits exists within the service.<\/p>\n
In this episode, we speak to Cheryl Thompson<\/a>, assistant professor at Ryerson University’s School of Creative Industries and frequent Spacing<\/em> contributor<\/a>, about the way Black people are portrayed in Canadian culture, and the need for more citizen control over police.<\/p>\n Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson<\/a> tells us about the repercussions politicians face when trying to make changes to the police service.<\/p>\n And author, lawyer and legal team lead at the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC<\/a>), Nana Yanful<\/a>, discusses the failed attempt at city council to cut the police budget, and what needs to happen next.<\/p>\n Subscribe to the podcast on\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0Google Play<\/a>, or\u00a0SoundCloud<\/a>, or follow our\u00a0RSS feed<\/a>.<\/p>\n