"It's like putting a Band-Aid on a broken leg," says Urban Native Youth Association vice-president Matthew Norris. Matthew Norris is one of a growing number of Indigenous people joining calls to defund the police saying police services do little to uphold Indigenous communities, their rights and their interests. Karen Joseph is the chief executive officer of Reconciliation Canada, an Indigenous-led organization that will provide new training to the Vancouver Police Department. The VPD is now in talks with the Indigenous-led group called Reconciliation Canada to create more training for its officers. "I think training can provide some level of motivation for individuals to make some substantiative changes," said Karen Joseph, the chief executive officer of Reconciliation Canada.

Source: CBC News June 13, 2020 13:52 UTC