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Oakville Beaver. THURSDAY JUNE 29, 2023 REPORT DIRECTS POLICE TO DO MORE T0 ADDRESS HATE CRIMES DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com A recent report alleges that on some occasions Halton police offi- cers minimized or dismissed hate crimes reported to them by the community. The disturbing information was presented to the Halton Police Board on Friday, June 2 as part ofa report by Dr. Barbara Perry, direc- tor of the Centre on Hate, Bias, and Extremism. In 2022, Ha Halton police engaged Perry to »w the service's hate crime related policies and proce- dures with the goal of identifying areas that could be improved upon. acs’ part of oft this his endeavour, Perry m police statt ande conducted enteneive com- See ‘COMMUNITY’, page 18 $2.00 | CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY | INSIDEHALTON.COM MATH DUCATION | HARMONY | COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CANADIAN C a) Graham Paine/ Metroland Andrew Tyrrell, president of the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton, says additional police training could help in the fight against hate crimes in Halton. One Desjardins Agent, everything you need Michelle Cooper Agent 905-826-4900 Sir Oant roc kv TONA ){c) 4 \ Le 3 e}: e)\’ INSIDEHALTON.COM AINDIGENOUSLOCAL Metroland Media Group Ltd., 211 Pritchard Road, Unit 4, Hamilton ON L8J 0G5. BlueSta7? =yennar. mayrac GAS & ELECTRIC APPLIANCE SPECIALIST saat 476 KERR ST.,OAKVILLE just soutH OF SPEERS ROAD wensite 905.845.2933 Bock FEATURING THE BEST NANES (N THE BUSINESS Whiripéot GEEEZEEE) Panasonic —— SS =vyar