First Nations leaders in northern Ontario are calling for the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) to be disbanded and subject to provincial oversight, with a Nishnawbe Aski Nation deputy grand chief saying she’s lost faith that police will serve the community.
“It’s quite evident that they’re not fulfilling their responsibility and their role, and that needs to change,” said Anna Betty Achneepineskum, a deputy grand chief with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a political organization that represents 49 First Nations across Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 in the province.
“There are many people who have lost faith that they will get justice,” Achneepineskum
