On December 5, 2024, the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario (“IPCO”) held a press conference in Ottawa, ON, providing an update on their Canadian human rights complaint. IPCO’s complaint, launched in March 2023, challenges Canada’s discriminatory...
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On November 27, 2024, Justice Jennifer Woollcombe of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Brampton, Ontario released her decision finding Toronto Police Constable Calvin Au (“Constable Au”) guilty of assault in respect of Chadd Max Facey on April ...
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(pictured: UCCM Police Chief James Killeen, APS Police Chief Jeff Skye, T3PS Police Chief Kai Liu) November 27, 2024 ...
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On Tuesday October 29, Kimberly Murray, the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools (“Special Interlocutor Murray”) released her Final Report titled ...
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On October 10, 2024, Ontario’s Inspector General of Policing announced it will undertake an inspection of the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) following complaints filed by the families of Corey Belesky and Jenna Ostberg in April 2024. Corey Belesky wa...
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Reconciliation is the responsibility of all Canadians, so please take the time to learn about Residential Schools and the 60’s Scoop, inform yourself and recognize the continued resistance and resilience of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, not only on ...
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Today, criminal proceedings began in Brampton for Toronto Police Constable Calvin Au. Constable Au is charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm in relation to the death of Chadd Max Facey. The trial is anticipated to last several days, beginni...
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[IMAGE – Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, at AFN Annual General Assembly in Montreal (July 11, 2024)] Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”), through Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Deputy Grand Chief Bobby Narcisse, announced on...
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[IMAGE – IPCO Executive Director Kai Liu, Vice-President James Killeen, Jackie Lombardi (Chiefs of Ontario Director of Justice), and Falconers legal team Julian Falconer and Jeremy Greenberg (AFN Annual General Assembly, July 10, 2024)] This week, Falco...
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On July 3, 2024, Justice Patrick Hurley of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Belleville, Ontario ordered a conditional discharge of Constable Jeffrey Smith in respect of the assault of Mr. Mario Baptiste Jr., an Indigenous man from Tyendinaga Mohaw...
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