Avoid painting all police officers with the same brush in push for reform

We have to guard against punishing all police for the actions of the criminal element among some of them.

Policing cultures and structures should be assessed, but that also requires wisdom, not just acting as a response to the immediate challenges of the day, writes Tim Powers.

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

June 17, 2020

OTTAWA—Racism is pervasive in Canada. It is found almost everywhere. We can all do better to stamp it out and make meaningful personal, as well as societal, changes. I have made stupid comments, cracked jokes, and given others what I thought were playful nicknames that in hindsight were not approp...

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