The never-ending outrage: Canadians need to finally come to terms with police brutality and racial injustice

Rooting out deeply ingrained prejudice toward Indigenous people and racialized Canadians will require long-term, radical solutions that will challenge the public’s attitude no less than that of police officers.

Demonstrators participate in the No Peace Until Justice rally on Parliament Hill on June 5. Given the protections for police built into the current system, it’s clear the only way to make progress will be through a drastic overhaul of the current policing model, writes Les Whittington.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

June 17, 2020

OTTAWA—The video of RCMP officers attacking and punching Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam is disturbing enough. But the truly shocking part of this episode was the conclusion by RCMP supervisors reviewing the incident that it was an appropriate use of force. Wood Buffalo RCMP sai...

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