Thunder Bay police chief says she remains confident in her force after reports outline shortcomings in past investigations

The Thunder Bay police chief says her service is capable of protecting the community amid calls to dismantle the force in the aftermath of more scathing reports detailing shortcomings in past investigations.

The report on the nine reinvestigations resulted from a recommendation by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director in a 2018 report called Broken Trust that revealed systemic racism within the service, including bias against Indigenous people by officers who failed to conduct proper investigations.

But Chief Hauth said she has always taken the OIPRD recommendations seriously, completing 80 per cent of the 44 recommendations. Chief Hauth said she will provide an update that shows a complete picture of how her criminal-investigations branch has improved, including an increase in staff, creation of a major crime unit, budget increases for more officers, legislative changes and the impact of the family liaison unit.

Ms. Oliver told the board Wednesday that there’s work to be done to shore up public confidence and she had reached out to former Toronto police board chair Alok Mukherjee late last month for advice. She said Mr. Mukherjee made recommendations for the eight-member expert panel, which includes Kimberly Murray, former executive director of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, and Sandy Smallwood, former vice-chair of the Ottawa police board Sandy Smallwood.

Ostrich no offense to the bird

Yeah why wouldn't she defend the force, thats her paycheck being threatened. Nevermind the fact they are finding dead Native kids in the river, who is responsible, why can't they find out?

Ok, but more importantly, does Thunder Bay remain confident in its police chief?

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