Indigenous Leaders Demand Disbandment of Thunder Bay Police Amid Scandals and Investigations
Thunder Bay, Canada – First Nations leaders in northwestern Ontario are calling for the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) and urging the province’s inspector general of policing to bring in an external service to investigate recent deaths of Indigenous individuals. This call stems from a lack of trust and transparency within the TBPS, as expressed by NAN Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler during a gathering at Queen’s Park in Toronto alongside Kiiwetinoong MPP …