OIPRD Announces Unprecedented Investigation Into Systemic Racism at Thunder Bay Police Service
November 3, 2016: Director of the OIRPD, Gerry McNeilly, set out the terms of reference for the upcoming review of the Thunder Bay Police Service. Focusing on the practices and policies as they effect Indigenous people, Gerry McNeilly stated that his review will address “alarming questions” that have been raised about the TBPS. Among other issues, the review will examine existing policies, practices and attitudes of the Thunder Bay Police Service as they relate specifically to Indigenous missing persons and death investigations, and more generally, to issues around racism-free policing. Lawyers, Julian Falconer and Meaghan Daniel serve as counsel to the Rainy River First Nations community. Click here to read more.
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In The News
Thunder Bay police board responds to systemic review by Ontario’s police watchdog CBC, November 14, 2016
Key witnesses in probe of Indigenous man’s 2015 death not interviewed by police, fifth estate finds CBC, November 11, 2016
TBP review includes whether officers handled cases in ‘discriminatory way’ National News, November 4, 2016
Ontario police watchdog widens probe of Thunder Bay police OurWindsor, November 4, 2016
Thunder Bay cops face probe for all missing persons cases Toronto Star, November 4, 2016
Missing, murdered Indigenous women cases face systemic review in Thunder Bay, Ont CBC, November 4, 2016
Thunder Bay police under review for racism against First Nations people Sudbury, November 4, 2016
City police under the microscope Chronicle Journal, November 4, 2016
UPDATED Review of city police examines policing of First Nations People TBNewsWatch, November 3, 2016
Ontario police watchdog widens probe of Thunder Bay police Toronto Star, November 3, 2016
Thunder Bay Police Under Systemic Review by OIPRD NetNewsLedger, November 3, 2016
‘Alarming questions’ raised about police treatment of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont CBC, November 3, 2016
Ontario Human Rights Commission seeks commitment from Thunder Bay police CBC News, November 3, 2016
