Guilty Verdict of Racist Police Investigation Against Thunder Bay Staff Sergeant – A First
For a copy of the decision, click here. Today, Staff Sergeant Harrison was found guilty of discreditable conduct and neglect of duty due to a racist-led police investigation that he conducted. This decision, stemming from a Police Services Act proceedings...
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Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day while Confronting Canada’s “Ugly Truth”
June 21, 2022 marks the 26th annual National Indigenous Peoples Day on Turtle Island (Canada). Indigenous peoples across the country continue to demonstrate their resilience and strength, as the ongoing discoveries of unmarked burials at Indian Residentia...
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Death of Stacy DeBungee: Livestream of Closing Submissions in Harrison/Whipple Police Disciplinary Proceeding
(pictured: Stacey DeBungee) Thunder Bay, ON – On June 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EST [updated], Falconers LLP will appear on behalf of the family of Stacy DeBungee and community of Rainy River First Nations (RRFN), to make closing submissions in the Poli...
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Toronto Police Admit Systemic Racism: Damning Statistics Show Police Targeting of Black Torontonians and Other Racialized Communities
(pictured: 2018 Human Rights Commission Report on Racial Discrimination at TPS — Dafonte Miller, victim of assault by TPS officer — 2020 Human Rights Commission Report on Use of Force by TPS) Toronto, ON – For the first time in its 188-year ...
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Falconers LLP slams failed health care system for Indigenous people
On Saturday June 11, 2022, Julian Falconer addressed the unhealthy state of healthcare for Indigenous communities in the North at the Canadian Ophthalmological Society’s annual conference in Halifax. Although the Canadian public and government are well ...
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First Ever National Assembly of Remote Communities: A Success
Last week, leadership from remote First Nations communities concluded the first ever National Assembly of Remote Communities (“NARC”) Symposium. Delegates from remote First Nations across Canada, including Knowledge keepers, Elders, youth, and represe...
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PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR ‘HORRIFIED’ BY MEETING WITH THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE – DEBUNGEE PSA HEARING
Proceedings continue to be live-streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThunderBayPolice/live June 6, 2022 The Police Services Act proceedings (“PSA Hearing”) against Staff Sergeant Harrison and Detective Whipple, who were involved in the shoddy i...
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PSA HEARING CONTINUES FOR OFFICERS INVOLVED IN DEBUNGEE DEATH INVESTIGATION
June 2, 2022 The Police Services Act proceedings (“PSA Hearing”) against Staff Sergeant Harrison and Detective Whipple, who were involved in the shoddy investigation into the death of Stacy DeBungee, began on May 30, 2022 in Thunder Bay, ON. Staff Ser...
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Remote First Nation Communities Convene First Assembly
The National Assembly of Remote Communities (“NARC”) has welcomed Knowledge-keepers, youth, and leadership from remote First Nation communities across Canada, as well as government officials to gather in Treaty 6 territory to host a symposium and form...
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POLICE SERVICES ACT HEARING SET TO BEGIN FOR THUNDER BAY OFFICERS FOR STACY DEBUNGEE’S DEATH INVESTIGATION
May 27, 2022 Police Services Act proceedings against Staff Sergeant Harrison and Detective Whipple, two Thunder Bay Police Service officers involved in the shoddy investigation into the death of Stacy DeBungee, is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 30th, 2...
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Recognizing Customary Care Agreements as a Part of Indigenous Self-Governance
“Decision recognizes customary care agreements are ‘part of Indigenous self-governance’: counsel” – The Lawyer’s Daily – April 7, 2022 The recently released decision of M.L v B.T. from the Ontario Court of Appeal made the important finding t...
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FAILURES OF THE THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE ON DISPLAY IN RADIO CANADA ARTICLE
Link to Full Article: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numerique/4034/thunder-bay-autochtones-racisme-police-confiance-morts (French/en francais) Human rights lawyer Julian Falconer, quoted in a recent Radio-Canada article from May 5, 2022, on the Thunde...
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