Project Magnify: Toronto police’s latest surveillance strategy and the illusion of public support - Spring

On August 1, 2024, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) launched a three month pilot project titled Project Magnify that increased the presence of neighborhood community officers in Divisions 14, 31 and 43. The ostensible purpose of this initiative is to mitigate the rising levels of gun violence in select areas. The main difference, if you