Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his government's summer 'work plan' to address systemic racism in Canada — including in policing and the justice system.
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As a part of this plan, multiple ministers have different roles based on their portfolios that would see them update use of force standards in policing, ensure better protection for temporary foreign workers and recognize First Nations policing as an essential service. During his press conference on Wednesday morning, Singh pointed to Trudeau's response to calls for defunding the police and reviewing the practices of the RCMP.
"This is a moment right now, this is a movement right now where we've seen people killed and brutalized by the police…and specifically, Indigenous people and racialized people. So in light of that…why is the prime minister, simply giving symbolic gestures and saying words instead of doing something concrete?"
"We need to take the right action in concert with vulnerable communities. We're working with them, listening to them, but we need to do it quickly as well and that’s what we’re focused on."after weeks of national protests, in mid-June Trump signed an executive order to encourage better police practices, but didn’t mention the ongoing conversation around racism in doing so.
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