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‘Anti-Black bias … must be denounced,’ Ontario judge says in acquitting man in drug case

‘Anti-Black bias … must be denounced,’ Ontario judge says in acquitting man in drug case

A man arrested for drug offences was racially profiled by Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington, a Superior Court judge has ruled, deeming evidence against him inadmissible as a result. "Anti-Black bias, whether implicit or otherwise, must be denounced," the judge wrote.

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