NSNDP

April 17th, 2019

Chender: Street Checks moratorium a long overdue, necessary first step

HALIFAX-- NDP Justice spokesperson Claudia Chender made the following statement in response to today’s announcement placing a moratorium on street checks:

“This is an important and long-overdue first step in addressing the discriminatory practice of street checks in our province.

The Minister and police across the province must now do the work to build trust with the African Nova Scotian community and ensure that there is real change that eliminates systemic racism in our policing.”

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