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By Dominique Gen\u00e9, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A major report on policing in Nunavik recommends creating an Inuit-led police training program, changes to Quebec\u2019s hiring laws and greater Inuit control over policing in the region. In July 2025, the Kativik Regional Government launched an audit of the Nunavik Police Service after three fatal police shootings occurred within eight months. Since then, six-year-old Alacie Iqaluk died in a police-involved shooting in Inukjuak. On Tuesday, KRG released the report, Toward a Distinctly Inuit Public Safety System in Nunavik. Neither representatives from KRG nor the Nunavik Police Service responded to interview requests. Conducted by the law firm B\u00e9langer Sauv\u00e9 and consultant R\u00e9jean Hardy Inc., the report says the police force faces major challenges, including high staff turnover, language and cultural barriers,… <\/p>\n

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By Dominique Gen\u00e9, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A major report on policing in Nunavik recommends creating an Inuit-led police training program, changes to Quebec\u2019s hiring laws and greater Inuit control over policing in the region. In July 2025, the Kativik Regional Government launched an audit of the Nunavik Police Service after three fatal police shootings occurred within eight months. Since then, six-year-old Alacie Iqaluk died in a police-involved shooting in Inukjuak. On Tuesday, KRG released the report, Toward a Distinctly Inuit Public Safety System in Nunavik. Neither representatives from KRG nor the Nunavik Police Service responded to interview requests. Conducted by the law firm B\u00e9langer Sauv\u00e9 and consultant R\u00e9jean Hardy Inc., the report says the police force faces major challenges, including high staff turnover, language and cultural barriers,... <\/p>\n

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