sq officers ignore repeated calls to remove 'solidarity' symbol from vests - brass name tags

Provincial police continue to ignore the call to take a symbolic red band from their uniform, and Aboriginal witnesses have conducted two separate investigations into their treatment, which they see as "intimidation and provocation"Officer inwar
Two years ago, Dole in northwestern Quebec began wearing a band after eight colleagues were suspended from the radio --
Canadian investigation into the abuse of indigenous women.
The police attached a band with the words "144 --
Number of Val-
Deao detachment-
Right above their name tag, in their pocket.
Allegations of sexual abuse of police by Aboriginal women in the investigation michle Audette, an investigative commissioner on the investigation of murdered and missing aboriginal women and girls (MMIWG)
He told CBCNews that the Québec police were wearing the band "Communication Department ".
Former President of Aboriginal women in Quebec, raised in schaefferville Antin uashte
Maliotenam said it was inappropriate to continue wearing bands and did not help to encourage indigenous women to have confidence in the police.
"They don't want to call 911 or they don't want to get involved in the police because trust no longer exists," Audette said . ". "[Either]
It's never been there, or it's broken.
"About three months ago, at the atm miwg hearing in Regina on June 28, Audette told SQ Capt.
Paul Charbonneau, who is in charge of discipline and legal services at the provincial police station, the wearing of the red band does not help to promote reconciliation, and he should talk to his superiors about banning them.
The voice of the imprisoned Aboriginal women was silent, and counsel told MMIWG inquiryMining, the impact of the energy project in the Aboriginal community women's safety expert, and told Judge MMIWG inquiryProvincial to also lament bandsJustice Jacques Viens, the retired judge, who presided over Quebec's separate investigation into the treatment of indigenous people, raised the same issue last week at a hearing in Quebec City.
"I hope this will be abandoned at some point," Viens said . ".
He said witnesses told him that the bands were considered intimidating and provocative, especially when officials wore them while visiting Aboriginal communities.
Coderre questioned the current president of Aboriginal women in Quebec, saying that the red band was "never formed to support the alleged treatment of Aboriginal women, but to challenge the administrative measures of these officials.
"When the two investigations continue, someone should put their feet down and refuse to be interviewed about this practice.
"There has to be some action on this," said Ghislain Picard, regional director of the First Nations congress in Quebec, when asked by CBCNews about the band.
"It's offensive.
This is really a provocation.
Picard said he plans to raise the issue to the provincial security minister as soon as the next government is established.
Picard said he was told that the band was a "minority Initiative", but he felt it was "ridiculous" that the provincial police union and senior Quebec officials did not step in ".
"These officials are responsible for someone and someone should put their feet down," Picard said . ".