Quebec’s ombudsman published the first update on the commission and found that less than a third of the calls to action have been implemented.
In 2018, Viens commission witness Johnny Anautak sobbed as he recounted how he'd made a trip back to Akulivik to see his ill mother but was arrested for breaching bail conditions and never got to see her before she died. The commission heard testimonies before releasing its report in 2019.
He pointed to areas that need improvement, such as youth protection services, and how there is not enough being done to remedy the overrepresentation of Indigenous youth still in youth protection. Only four out of the 30 calls for action concerning youth protection services have been fully implemented or are progressing as expected.
The calls to action focused on five sectors: policing, correctional services, the justice system, health and social services and youth protection. The update, presented in Val d'Or, Que., highlighted the progress in each sector, including cross-disciplinary calls for action which include various public services:
Five out of the 13 calls for action concerning police services have been fully implemented or are progressing as expected.
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