Why Black community leaders are split on the record of Chief Mark Saunders

When Mark Saunders became the first Black person to take the reigns of the Toronto Police Service back in 2015, there was hope that his appointment wasn’t just a symbolic gesture — especially in a Black community that has long had a tense and distrustful relationship with law enforcement.

Now that he’s announced his resignation, not long after taking a knee along with protesters rallying against anti-Black racism in Toronto, community leaders are split on whether he’s delivered…