Public Safety committee  Having myself been the victim of intimidation and death threats on Facebook in September, I would say that even when you're an activist with a good network of people, it can be unsettling, but you have to pull yourself together. It's easy to remember that many of us may not have

Public Safety committee  I understand that four groups have been set up, including the one of families with Le Mocassin Télégramme and the social networks, where we talk privately on Messenger and Twitter. I hope that this mobilization will contribute to the reflection of the provinces, territories and t

Public Safety committee  I think it will always be important to keep the dialogue going to stay current and ready to respond to pressing needs, especially if Inuit leaders are involved in these discussions and offer their solutions for the immediate future. They will point out that the NIMMIWG has propos

Public Safety committee  To restore the broken bond of trust, stakeholders must be brought together in a place where they will feel safe, if the will is there and if they accept. We must try to agree to see how we can do things together, for the well-being and welfare of the members of our communities.

Public Safety committee  Indigenous issues are cross-cutting and involve the provinces and territories. Some will say they have a responsibility for public safety, education and child welfare. It's a matter of having, as in Quebec, a tripartite relationship in which indigenous leadership, the Quebec gove

Public Safety committee  In a few seconds, I would say that the barriers are multiple. There's mistrust, for sure, and the relationship is broken because people aren't believed or they feel they're being judged when they call the police. So there's a whole extremely important task of raising awareness.

Public Safety committee  I will do my best to respond. I'm a bit rusty in English. My life has been very French or Innu for the past year.

Public Safety committee  Perfect. When you travel across Canada as commissioner, you are certainly very aware that not all of Canada's 300 police forces have the chance or opportunity to hire indigenous staff. However, it can be difficult to attract an indigenous workforce in the field of public safety,

Public Safety committee  Oui, grandmother, mom.

Public Safety committee  If you have the magic fix, the power to do it, do it.

Public Safety committee  Yes, sir. Thank you, my granddaughter.

Public Safety committee  There's something that's very close to my heart on a very personal level—I would say “free moccasins” in this case. The Baie-Comeau CEGEP has offered law enforcement techniques in an indigenous environment and in the regions, which will be a first. Needless to say I'm disappointe

Public Safety committee  The governments—

Public Safety committee  The Government of Canada, the provinces and the territories have been mentioning this for a long time, particularly during the federal-provincial meetings I attended from 2000 until recently. Everyone agrees that history in general, with a capital “H”, needs to be reworked, with

Public Safety committee  Yes, certainly. I could also try to explain what the police officers I met recently told me. Sometimes, the hope is that they will be super police officers who act as social workers, front-line workers, psychosocial workers, addiction specialists, and so on. In indigenous commu