Exploring Theme: "Systemic Racism in RCMP"

NationTalk: Gitanyow Lax’yip – The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are outraged by the latest development in the case of Dale Culver, who died in RCMP custody seven years ago. After being found guilty of obstruction of justice this summer, Constable Arthur Dalman’s lawyers have filed a stay of proceedings, citing alleged breaches of his Charter Rights,...

Agency criticizes C-IRG unit’s ‘disproportionately intrusive’ methods, fears such conduct will recur CBC Indigenous: A British Columbia man is speaking out after the RCMP watchdog chastised a controversial unit for its “frequent unreasonable actions” at Fairy Creek in 2021. Brian Smallshaw, a web developer and historian from Salt Spring Island, said he suspected the force was...

Community-Industry Response Group became Critical Response Unit in January, Mounties say CBC Indigenous: Dogged for years by complaints, lawsuits, alleged civil and Indigenous rights violations and now an ongoing federal investigation, the RCMP’s Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) officially has a new name and mandate. The outfit, originally tasked with policing protests against resource extraction in British...

Continued delays in court cases against Mounties charged in Culver’s death Dale Culver’s family outside Prince George courthouse  APTN News: The family of Arthur Culver, also known as Dale Culver, “remains unwavering” in its search for justice, despite years of waiting for justice said a statement released Thursday by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. “We...

Adam Olsen is calling on BC to protect Indigenous people as thoroughly as it polices their opposition to resource development. The Tyee: BC Green Party MLA Adam Olsen is calling on B.C.’s minister of public safety to form a special policing unit dedicated to investigating the suspicious deaths and disappearances of First Nations people in...

Cash for operations on 3 resource projects flowed through Community-Industry Response Group CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2023 1:59 PM ET | Last Updated: January 6 CBC News: An RCMP squad charged with policing resistance to resource extraction in British Columbia spent nearly $50 million enforcing injunctions obtained by the petroleum and forestry sectors in its first...