OTTAWA — The association representing all 36 stand\u002Dalone First Nations police services in Canada is backing a human rights complaint alleging Ottawa’s…
First Nations leaders have said for years the program is suffering from a lack of resources.
“As a result of Canada’s discriminatory conduct, the establishment of equitable policing for Indigenous communities, comparable to the policing and safety the rest of the country experiences, remains out of reach for Indigenous people in Canada.”Article content The complaint is seeking $40,000 in damages for people living in communities served by First Nations police.
“We police 23 First Nations communities,” he said of his own service. “Our response time is anywhere from one to three hours.”The complaint also points to last year’s stabbing spree on James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, which placed renewed focus on policing and the need to bolster safety in Indigenous communities — improvements Trudeau himself said he committed to making.
The government has not yet provided a timeline for when that may happen, only saying it was consulting stakeholders on such a law. Some like Liu question what good it would do to introduce legislation when the federal government has shown an unwillingness to change the funding mechanism.Article content
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