By Lynda Powless Editor A Supreme Court of Canada ruling ordering Quebec to provide more funding to a First Nation police force will aid Indigenous Police Forces in Ontario facing court action in the new year. Six Nations Chief of Police and President of the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario (“IPCO”) Darren Montour said the decision comes just as First Nation community policing in Ontario is facing a similar battle. “This decision confirms what our communities have long known, which is that Canada and the provinces refuse to seriously consider the safety needs of First Nations. The result is conditions which would be unacceptable anywhere else in this country,” he said. “Every day, our First Nations police services in Ontario are asked to do more with less,” he added. The…
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