CANADALAND has spent a lot of time in Thunder Bay exploring the deep-rooted racism in the city and the stories of Indigenous people who live there, not to mention the stories of the Indigenous people who have died there. 

In 2018, the Office of the Independent Police Review Director released the Broken Trust report, concluding that Thunder Bay's police service was a home for systemic racism. The civilian oversight board and the police force executive leadership was cleared and new people were brought in. But the outcome of the staffing changes and all the reports - at least to this point - is not a success story. The cycle of denial has continued.

This story is reported by Thunder Bay-based journalist and producer on the Thunder Bay series, Jon Thompson.

Further reading:

• Thunder Bay police board member details Ontario human rights complaint, calls for new leadership, CBC News
• Thunder Bay Police Service on the ‘brink of collapse' says board member, APTN
• Thunder Bay deputy police chief suspended pending investigation, Globe and Mail
• Local police officer files human rights complaint against TBPS, Chief, TB News Watch

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Broadcast on:

07 Feb 2022