Police Chief Darcy Fleury says being a target of racism, especially when younger, has informed how he identifies and addresses discrimination
Thunder Bay police Chief Darcy Fleury knows firsthand what it’s like to experience racism – and that has helped guide his first few months on the job as he looks to overhaul the embattled police force and repair relations with the Indigenous community.
Several damning reports in recent years, including an expert panel’s findings this past spring, have found systemic racism within the Thunder Bay police force toward. The panel also found a “profound lack of trust” of the police by the Indigenous community. “If you've encountered it, you can tell in a heartbeat,” Fleury said in the interview in late August.
Every front line officer wears a body camera, Fleury said. On a monthly basis, sergeants review body camera footage randomly chosen by software as part of an officer’s overall review and supervisors also review video on a regular basis. And any complaint made to the professional standards division triggers a review of body camera footage.Every officer also has to take anti-racism training as part of the force’s reconciliation efforts.
“We want to be very clear on how they suggest we should also be managing them,” the police chief said of missing Indigenous people.Primary response officers deal with missing persons initially, but those three detectives are looped in early and will take over if the person is missing for more than day or two.
In April, an expert panel appointed by the Thunder Bay police board called for systemic change, saying an anti-racism policy, a trauma-informed approach to policing and a formal forum for consultation with First Nations should all be urgently implemented.
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