Negotiations are at an impasse, with the Indigenous police services calling the process discriminatory and accusing government of ‘unconscionable bargaining tactics’
Northern Ontario Indigenous policing services say they could run out of community funding within the month if deadlocked negotiations with the federal government are not resolved.
The three police services currently without funding — Treaty Three Police Service, the UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service and Anishinabek Police Service — currently cover 45 First Nations with a combined population of around 30,000 people. Their funding expired on March 31, and they have been operating from community funds since.
Under the FNIPP, there are two types of funding: Community Tripartite agreements , in which the RCMP provides policing to a community; or self-administered police service agreements , where a First Nation or Inuit community manages its own service under provincial policing legislation. To remedy the funding crisis, the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario drafted a motion in early May, seeking interim relief under the Canadian Human Rights Act . IPCO represents the nine SA First Nation Police Services in Ontario, including the three at issue, and alleges discrimination contrary to Section 5 of the CHRA. They say it is “discriminatory provision of service.”
The section blocks Indigenous police services from accessing specialized service, such as a canine unit or emergency response teams, as well as costs related to loans and legal advice. IPCO’s filing said this prevents First Nation police services from owning infrastructure and from recouping expenses related to legal advice in negotiating the FNIPP.
The decision to declare a state of emergency was made during the Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Assembly on June 7, with Chief Patsy Corbiere of Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation moving the resolution and seconded by Chief Lloyd Myke of Magnetawan First Nation.
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