Nearly six years have passed since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis ignited a global reckoning over anti-Black police violence and the disproportionate use of force against Black and Indigenous communities.

In Canada, the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet around the same time, after she fell from a Toronto apartment balcony while police were at the scene, also sparked widespread public concern and calls for accountability.

However, incidents of police violence, including shootings and use-of-force cases that have resulted in serious injuries or deaths, have been a longstanding issue in Canada, with particular attention drawn to the problem during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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