Public Safety Canada
| Public Safety Canada | |
|---|---|
| Type | Government agency |
Public Safety Canada is a federal department responsible for policing agreements.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- May 2014: The Auditor General of Canada recommended that Public Safety Canada work with Ontario and First Nations to improve policing agreements.[2]
- June 2019: Public Safety Canada was a party to the agreement that transferred policing responsibilities to the Anishinabek Police Service.[3]
- October 2020: The agency provided funding for the development of the Experiential Voices Project digital platform.[4]
- April 2021: Public Safety Canada provided $3,966,833 in funding through its National Crime Prevention Center’s Crime Prevention Action Fund. The department's funding supports the Mino Bimaadiziwin Project over a five-year duration.[5]
- July 2023: The department drafted policing agreements that prevented First Nation services from establishing specialized units for major crimes or domestic assault. The department's proposed agreements were criticized for being non-negotiable and failing to align with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief welcomes Federal Court decision on First Nation policing", Anishinabek News, 11 July 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Lack of Ipperwash follow-up endangers First Nations police: Madahbee", Anishinabek News, 9 May 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Local Anishinabek Police Service detachment to assume jurisdiction in Kettle and Stony Point First Nation", Anishinabek News, 11 June 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Clan Mother’s Healing Village to launch Experiential Voices Website to counter sexual exploitation and sex trafficking", Anishinabek News, 16 October 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Wiikwemkoong secures funding for Mino Bimaadziwin Project for its schools", Anishinabek News, 15 April 2021 (archived copy; original article).