Nunavut legislation would create civilian police oversight with cultural adviser

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Nunavut is not closing the door on having its own police oversight body and new legislation would allow it to start hiring civilian investigative groups, says the territory's deputy justice minister.

A bill that passed second reading in the legislature last week aims to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Agreement Act to add provisions about independent investigations into serious actions involving police officers.

“Over the last couple years, we've heard from Nunavummiut that while it is positive it's not the RCMP investigating the RCMP, in general there's a movement in Canada away from police investigating police,” Mansell told The Canadian Press. The proposed law wouldn't rule out contracting a police force. The government would make a choice based on the circumstances, says the bill.

“This would be an advisory role that would work hand in hand with whatever body is conducting the investigation to ensure that it is culturally relevant and provides the necessary cultural competency to these investigators when they come to Nunavut.”

 

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