Jaime Battiste at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On May 25th, 2021. See this statement in context.

May 25th, 2021 / 11:55 a.m.

Liberal

Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I'd like to start my questioning with Chief Denny.

Thank you for joining us, and thank you for your testimony. As you mentioned in your testimony, the Unama'ki Tribal Police operated between 1994 and 2000. It was one of the remedies or recommendations from the Donald Marshall Jr. inquiry that looked at racism within the justice system.

I'm wondering if you could tell us a little bit about what you felt were some of the successes or challenges around the tribal police. Also, over the last 20 years, it's been under the RCMP, so I'm wondering if you can tell us, in your view, how you believe the local policing has changed on reserve since the RCMP has taken over. Could you elaborate about what you've experienced in that time?

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