Merissa Daborn

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Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw, left, is joined by other senior police personnel wearing bullet-proof vests at a news conference to announce charges against several Toronto police officers on Feb. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker

Toronto’s Project South charges point to systemic issues beyond police corruption

Tandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba and Merissa Daborn, University of Manitoba

The Ontario probe into police corruption allows police forces to safeguard their institutional image.
The social and financial costs of policing food theft are higher than the costs of addressing poverty and income inequality. (Shutterstock)

Policing is not the answer to shoplifting, feeding people is

Merissa Daborn, University of Manitoba

The food theft crisis is framed as a threat to paying customers. This furthers the divide between those who can still afford groceries and those who cannot.

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