e-2756 (Health)
- Keywords
- Emergency services
- Mental health
- Safety
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Black Toronto residents are 20 times more likely to be shot and killed by police than white residents;
- Most Canadian residents killed by police since 2000 struggled with their mental health or abused substances;
- Toronto trains their officers over 24 weeks - mental health and anti-discrimination training is not included;
- One in three Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime;
- In Ontario, wait times for counselling can be anywhere from 6 months to a year; and
- Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams cannot be called directly and to access them, you must call either 9-1-1 or the non-emergency police number. This can cause misinformation/miscommunication.
- Open for signature
- August 25, 2020, at 3:13 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- November 23, 2020, at 3:13 p.m. (EDT)