One of the sticking points for the Assembly of First Nations and Ottawa is whether to recognize policing as an area of First Nations jurisdiction
Federal officials worried long-promised legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service was being delayed by Assembly of First Nations hesitations about the bill, newly released internal documents show.
The RCMP was the police service of jurisdiction, with the closest detachment located nearly 50 kilometres away. That prompted the community to call for immediate changes to emergency services in the area, including faster response times. The documents show officials were concerned things were not moving fast enough for the government to meet its promise to table a bill before Parliament’s summer recess.
Regional Chief Ghislain Picard, a member of the AFN’s executive who handles justice matters, said communication with the federal government is difficult because they are not aligned on what the bill should look like. But the newly released documents show Ottawa is reluctant to go all the way when it comes to jurisdiction.
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