Alok Mukherjee

[4] On March 24, 2018, Mukherjee, co-authored with Tim Harper, published Excessive Force, a book about the present and future of policing in Canada.

[6] Following his stint at the Toronto Board of Education, Mukherjee became an instructor in South Asian Studies at York University — and where, in 2004, he received a PhD.

[8] Since his arrival in 1971, Mukherjee has worked as a human rights and equity advocate, community organizer and race relations consultant in Canada and abroad.

[9] Mukherjee was originally appointed by City Council to the Toronto Police Services Board for a term effective September 28, 2004 to November 30, 2006.

Only Charles O. Bick, the first chairman of what was then called the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission, had served for a longer period of time with a tenure of twenty-two (22) years.

Mukherjee recounts his time as the chair of the TPSB and reveals how the Toronto Police Service acted internally during controversial events & practices such as the 2010 G20, the death of Sammy Yatim, and "carding".