Ontario First Nation leaders call for disbandment of Thunder Bay police

Dorothy Sakanee, second from left, hangs her head as she holds a photo of her granddaughter Mackenzie Moonias, a 14-year-old found dead in Thunder Bay in December, 2023, during a press conference calling for the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Services at Queen's Park in Toronto, Monday, April 22, 2024.

Vincent Ostberg and two other families visited Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday to deliver a message to politicians. All three families have asked the province's inspector general to reassign the death investigations into Jenna Ostberg, Corey Beleskey and Mackenzie Moonias to a different police service from Thunder Bay police.

Several reports since 2018 have documented systemic racism in the Thunder Bay police force and outlined how investigations into the sudden deaths of Indigenous people have been tainted by racist attitudes and stereotyping.The Ontario Provincial Police announced criminal charges this month against the former Thunder Bay police chief and another high-ranking member.

Current Thunder Bay police Chief Darcy Fleury vowed last week to rebuild the community's trust in the force.

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