Actually that's not my premise. The police are within their jurisdiction to approach "sketchy" individuals in a high crime area (or any area for that matter) and ask questions. The individuals have a right to provide a limited answer, or not to answer at all. They have the right not to show their I.D. Any further attempt to detain is a violation of Section 9 of the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms. Police already have jurisdiction to pull over any moving vehicle for whatever reason they want. Technically it should only be when "a constellation of objectively discernible facts...give the detaining officer reasonable cause to suspect that the detainee is criminally implicated in the activity under investigation," (sect. 9), not just "I'm looking for a black perp and hey, you're black." Keep in mind there is zero evidence that carding prevents or reduces crime, or leads to solving more crimes. Toronto Police could provide no evidence when asked by the Province.