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By Crystal Greene, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) proudly showed off the newest tool in its law enforcement arsenal last week: a \u201creconciliation\u201d cruiser, featuring symbols from Anishinaabe and Inuit cultures. \u201cReconciliation requires action,\u201d WPS Chief Gene Bowers told reporters on June 30. \u201cThis cruiser will be used to create spaces to share, listen and learn.\u201d But for the force\u2019s critics, the timing of the symbolic gesture could not have been more inappropriate. The event unveiling the cruiser \u2014 which includes animals from Anishinaabe culture\u2019s Seven Sacred Teachings, and an ulu (blade) and kayak representing Inuit culture \u2014 coincided with a ten-day drug enforcement crackdown advocates say disproportionately harms Indigenous people. The policing blitz targets people who use drugs openly on the city\u2019s streets. Dawnis… <\/p>\n

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By Crystal Greene, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) proudly showed off the newest tool in its law enforcement arsenal last week: a \u201creconciliation\u201d cruiser, featuring symbols from Anishinaabe and Inuit cultures. \u201cReconciliation requires action,\u201d WPS Chief Gene Bowers told reporters on June 30. \u201cThis cruiser will be used to create spaces to share, listen and learn.\u201d But for the force\u2019s critics, the timing of the symbolic gesture could not have been more inappropriate. The event unveiling the cruiser \u2014 which includes animals from Anishinaabe culture\u2019s Seven Sacred Teachings, and an ulu (blade) and kayak representing Inuit culture \u2014 coincided with a ten-day drug enforcement crackdown advocates say disproportionately harms Indigenous people. The policing blitz targets people who use drugs openly on the city\u2019s streets. Dawnis... <\/p>\n

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