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Nunavut’s high rate of police-related deaths ‘obviously worth looking into,’ says data expert – CBC
Rate more than 14 times higher than other regions since 2010, statistics show Jul 13, 2020 Inuit in Nunavut are dying during interactions with police at a rate significantly higher than in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Ontario, according to data collected and analyzed by CBC and a statistical expert in criminology. That trend is especially […]
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Tuktoyaktuk RCMP making a huge difference in kids’ life thanks to the Mini Mountie program
July 8, 2020 The school year might be over, but Tuktoyaktuk RCMP are still busy collecting donations for their Mini Mountie program, which has been running in the local school for the past two years. The Mini Mountie program, it’s a school-based program with monthly topics, like ice safety, marine safety, or snowmobile safety. RCMP […]
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Nunavut RCMP body camera discussions should involve public, says expert – Nunatsiaq News
“A lot of these decisions are always made behind closed doors” 7 July 2020 Support for the deployment of body-worn cameras in Nunavut was bolstered last month when Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson convened a roundtable meeting on June 19 to discuss the issue with more than 30 others. Among those in attendance were representatives of […]
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Video shows moments after RCMP shooting death of Abraham Natanine – APTN News
Video posted to social media shows the tragic seconds after Nunavut RCMP shot and killed a Clyde River man on May 5, an incident currently being investigated by the Ottawa Police Service (OPS). Family have identified the man as 31-year-old Abraham Natanine. The video was livestreamed as the incident happened by Natanine’s common-law partner, who […]
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Class action against feds, Nunavut and N.W.T. to proceed – Nunatsiaq News
19 June 2020 At least 50 former students of Maurice Cloughley seek damages for sexual offences committed between 1967 and 1981 A Nunavut judge says a class action involving a former teacher convicted of sexually abusing students can go ahead. In a decision dated Monday, June 15, Justice Paul Bychok said the class action can […]
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RCMP’s top cop in Nunavut responds to mounting misconduct allegations – APTN News
Chief Superintendent Amanda Jones says she found method of arrest in Kinngait incident ‘disturbing.’ Jun 16, 2020 Chief Superintendent Amanda Jones, head of the RCMP in Nunavut, knew she was in for a long day on June 2. That’s because late on June 1, RCMP in Kinngait Nunavut arrested a man by striking him with […]
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Caroline Wawzonek: Minister’s Policing Priorities for 2020 – 2021
In the Northwest Territories, we entrust the RCMP with the responsibility to support every citizen’s rights to safety and security; and, we also entrust them with the right to take away a citizen’s liberty in response to unlawful activity. That is a tremendous power and responsibility. We are fortunate to have the service of a […]
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NT Government: Release of the Integrated Case Management Program Evaluation and Social Return on Investment Report
Minister of Justice Caroline Wawzonek released a third-party program evaluation and social return on investment (SROI) study on the Integrated Case Management Pilot Program in Yellowknife. The goal of the study was to determine the social value created by the ICM pilot program and how we might apply the lessons learned from it to how […]
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Lawyer in $600M RCMP discrimination suit ‘hoping to hear’ from man in Nunavut video – APTN News
Jun 10, 2020 Proposed class-action alleges RCMP ‘regularly’ assault Indigenous people in the territories A 22-year-old Inuk man who video shows being struck by the open door of a moving police vehicle during an arrest in Kinngait, Nunavut, would “absolutely” be eligible for inclusion in a proposed $600-million class-action lawsuit against the RCMP that is […]
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RCMP violence against Inuit happening because few are stopping systemic racism, Indigenous leaders say – CBC
Some say over-criminalization continues when judges, prosecutors don’t try to understand personal experiences Jun 10, 2020 To address the systemic racism against Indigenous people shown by police forces such as the RCMP, Canadian leaders need to look at how different government agencies contribute to that racism, say some Indigenous leaders. Those leaders spoke to CBC News in […]
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