The only way to ensure Indigenous communities receive equal policing is to ensure that Indigenous police are designated an essential service. Make Indigenous policing an essential service. StarEditorial
In the early morning hours of Sept. 4, Saskatchewan RCMP received a call reporting a stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation.In most communities, that response could be quick enough to save some lives. But since the officers had to travel 45 kilometres from Melfort, they didn’t arrive until 38 minutes after first being notified of the stabbing.
For people in most parts of the country, it’s unfathomable to think of the police as anything other than essential. People have come to expect the police to arrive within minutes of being called, and to apprehend suspects nearly as quickly. This subpar policing has profound consequences that go far beyond a violation of human rights legislation. According toof the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program , violent crime was almost nine times higher in Indigenous communities than elsewhere in 2018.
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