© CBC Saskatchewan's new team for investigating deaths and other serious police-involved incidents was supposed to launch last fall, but the team still isn't operational. Saskatchewan's justice minister says the launch of an independent, civilian-led police oversight team remains a priority for the government, even though it's been more than half a year since it was supposed to be up and running. The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) will be tasked with investigating any death or serious injury that involves police, including on and off-duty municipal and RCMP officers. In November, when it still wasn't up and running, the former justice minister said it would be operational by the end of 2021, but it didn't launch. We want to make sure we get it absolutely right, and everything is still a go, just with a slight delay," said Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre, adding COVID-19 created workplace challenges in several sectors.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2022 21:47 UTC