The report slammed Thunder Bay police for inept investigations and systemic racism in handling the cases of indigenous victims. On Friday, as a result of a separate probe, the Thunder Bay police services board was disbanded and an administrator was appointed to oversee the force. Thunder Bay Police Chief Sylvie Hauth answers reporters’ questions after the presentation of the report on the police force. In 2016, a Thunder Bay restaurateur was approached by an indigenous man “soaking wet and bleeding from the head,” the report noted. Jacob had reportedly traveled from the tiny Webequie First Nation to Thunder Bay for grief counseling.

Source: Washington Post December 15, 2018 21:21 UTC