Adjustments to 11 Indigenous police stations funded by Quebec and Ottawa

Costs will be shared up to 52% for Canada and 48% for Quebec, we found out in a press release published on Thursday.

However, the statement did not specify how the funds would be distributed to the 11 communities.

These communities were selected because of the urgent repairs required by their police infrastructure, underlined in the press release.

This funding responds to calls to action 32 and 36 of the last Viens commission report, relating to budgetary resources provided to public security infrastructures in Aboriginal communities.

Thanks to these new investments, we allow Indigenous police officers to work in buildings that meet the needs of the field, are more spacious, safer and more suited to their activities. This is good news for everyonesaid in the press release, the Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs, Ian Lafrenière.

We fund police services that are professional, focused and responsive to First Nations communities, Canada’s Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wrote. Infrastructure, such as police stations, is necessary for First Nations police services to effectively perform their core duties.