After a 37-year career, Toronto’s first black police chief has resigned abruptly — months before he was supposed to — without an explanation. Activists say he protected the status quo and black and Indigenous people suffered under his leadership. But they also say that by stepping down, Mark Saunders has created an opening for change. The World’s Rupa Shenoy reports.
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