Asian Community: Police and Staff Sgt

asian community: San Gewal / Toronto star By San Grewal Urban Affairs Reporter Jim Rankin Feature reporter Sat., April 22, 2017 Peel police discriminated against a South Asian-Canadian officer on the basis of his race when he was denied the opportunity for promotion into the senior ranks, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled, according to Toronto Star. Friday's decision also said that the Peel police force generally devalued police work in Peel's huge South Asian community because it is associated with the South Asian population. Baljiwan BJ Sandhu talks with family and friends during his Human Rights Tribunal hearing. Staff Sgt. The applicant's race, ancestry, place of origin, and/or ethnic origin were factors in his failure to be recommended for promotion in February 2013, and as such I find that the applicant has been subject to discrimination because of race, in violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code, tribunal adjudicator Bruce Best said in the decision. Baljiwan BJ Sandhu, a decorated officer with 28 years of service on the Peel police force, had sought a promotion to inspector in 2013. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.