If we truly want to effect change that could stop police killings of Black people, we need to have this conversation.

Source: Defunding The Police Will Save Black And Indigenous Lives In Canada | HuffPost Canada

For months, Clive Mensah’s family has watched with a knowing horror as the stories of George Floyd and so many others have made headlines. All the while Mensah’s story has remained untold — until now.

Source: A young Black man was fatally Tasered in his own backyard – now his family is demanding answers | CBC News

Source: Canada’s largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead – The Globe and Mail

Source: Who investigates complaints about the RCMP? In ‘99.9%’ of cases, it’s the RCMP | The Star

“It’s not that we don’t need safety. But police have not brought us that safety, and we need to look elsewhere”

Source: “Do I believe we can have a police-free future in our lifetime? Absolutely”: Policing expert Robyn Maynard on how defunding would work in practice

In Whitehorse, colonialism and crime have damaged the people of Kwanlin Dun’s relationships with the RCMP and one another. Now, a pilot project is trying to do policing differently — and Indigenous people around the world are taking notice

Source: Four officers, no weapons, no charges: A Yukon First Nation’s solution for keeping the peace – The Globe and Mail

Last week Canadian police officers shot and killed two indigenous people, Jason Collins and Eishia Hudson, and one Black person, D’Andre Campbell. While Canadian media is quick to identify pa…

Source: Remembering 27 Black, Indigenous, and racialized people killed by Canadian police | Cole’s Notes

Bias training, body cameras, community dialogues – Minneapolis has tried them all. We need a better response

Source: The answer to police violence is not ‘reform’. It’s defunding. Here’s why | Alex S Vitale | Opinion | The Guardian