“There are too many inquests coming up, and these families need to know where they stand. This comes as at least four coroner’s inquests probing police shooting deaths are set to take place soon in the GTA, including that of Andrew Loku in Toronto. The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is doubling down on its decision not to provide funding for legal representation at coroner’s inquests to families of police shooting victims. As critics have pointed out, the near totality of police shootings in Ontario do not lead to criminal charges against the officers, and so families likely wouldn’t qualify for legal representation funding at an inquest. He suggested that a program to support the legal rights of the victims’ families at inquests could ensure they are not shut out of the process.

Source: thestar August 19, 2016 09:00 UTC