Thunder Bay Indigenous group wants province to dissolve the municipal police force

Indigenous leaders in Northern Ontario are calling on the province’s policing watchdog to use his new powers and disband the Thunder Bay Police Service, saying the troubled force is beyond repair.The leaders held a news conference at Queen’s Park to say the Thunder Bay service continues to fail families who have lost loved ones who are the subject of sudden-death investigations. A lawyer representing the families of Indigenous people who died has filed complaints to Inspector-General of Policing Ryan Teschner. Earlier this month, Mr. Teschner was given new legislative powers that include the ability to dissolve police services and boards.