Survey indicates Indigenous people targeted by police in the Prairie provinces
Survey of students about police checks builds case for more transparent policing data VANCOUVER, B.C. – Indigenous students are more likely to be stopped by police than non-Indigenous students, and staying away from illegal activity does not shield them from unwanted police attention, indicates a survey of over 850 students in Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg conducted by Discourse Media and Maclean’s. The survey, conducted with financial support from the Canadian…