Loku’s inquest is expected to last three weeks and hear from 20 witnesses. The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) leased units inside the building, providing housing for people with mental health challenges. Dr. John Carlisle, the coroner presiding over Loku’s inquest, will make a ruling on which parties will get standing on Monday. The groups that have requested standing in the inquest are indeed doing so to raise larger questions about race and mental health that otherwise may not be examined. As with many previous coroner’s inquests involving a fatal police interaction, Loku’s inquest is likely to closely examine police use of force when encountering a person in a mental health crisis.

Source: thestar June 04, 2017 18:56 UTC