The settlement involves an apology, undisclosed damages to Maxwell Johnson’s family and a $100,000 payment to fund the nation’s restorative justice department
An Indigenous man and his granddaughter have reached an agreement with the Vancouver Police Board to settle a human rights complaint stemming from their handcuffing after they tried to open a bank account in 2019.
A statement from the Heiltsuk Nation says the “unique and impactful” settlement involves an apology for discrimination, undisclosed damages to Maxwell Johnson’s family and a $100,000 payment to fund the nation’s restorative justice department. It says the police board will hold an apology ceremony at the Heiltsuk’s big house in Bella Bella on B.C.’s central coast next month, and develop a plan over two years to improve police training on
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