The Ontario Human Rights Commission

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This paper discusses the Ontario Human Rights Commission which was established in 1961 to administrate the Ontario Human Rights Code (enacted in 1962). It looks at how it achieved its mission and goals. Finally, the paper discusses the publication, "Paying the Price: The Human Cost of Racial Profiling" which is an account of an inquiry launched by the Ontario Human Rights Commission to study the impact of racial profiling upon both individuals and the society of Ontario as a whole.

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Overview
Goals
The Impact of Racial Profiling

From the Paper:

"In this regard, it advances equity by providing evidence of profiling and the impact of this profiling on individuals. Consider, for example, the case noted in Henry et al (2000) where the ruling of an African Canadian lower court judge became an prominent national political and legal controversy because she had referenced in her judgement the strained relations between police and African Canadian youth (Henry et al 156-157). While the Supreme Court ultimately supported the judge's ruling, the controversy made clear that many in Canada do not see these strained relations as a problem, nor even acknowledge their existence. As such, the findings of this Inquiry advance equity by providing ample evidence - often from police officers themselves - of the negative effects of racial profiling."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Henry, Frances, Tator, Carol, Mattis, Winston and Reese, Tim, eds. "Excerpts from Chapter 5: Racism and the Justice System." In The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society. Toronto: Harcourt Brace and Company, 154-158.
• Razack, Sherene. "Excerpt from Introduction: When Place Becomes Race." In S.H. Razack, ed. Race, Space and the Law: Unmapping a White Settler Society. Toronto: Between the Lines, 1-15.

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