$18 million to train, recruit police in Indigenous communities garners mixed reactions – CTV

MONTREAL — The Quebec government’s announcement of $18 million dedicated to improving Indigenous policing is being met by mixed reactions.

“It’s a good effort, I applaud that they’re trying,” said Native Women’s Shelter Executive Director Nakuset. “Where I’m a little bit more concerned is that if you look across Canada and you see all the killings that have happened to Indigenous people by police, I’m not quite sure they’re addressing that issue. If I want to enter the police force and police can be perceived as biased, what has changed in order for me to feel comfortable coming into that institution?”

Tensions between the province’s police and Indigenous communities came to a head four years ago when a dozen women came forward alleging they had been sexually assaulted by Surete du Quebec officers in Val D’Or.

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