Racism in policing is systemic: it’s embedded in the law and policy governing policing. It results in a service that inadequately protects - and often harms - Indigenous, black and other racialized people.

Although racism is systemic, the police complaint process is individualized. After a police-involved death, we investigate the officer, not the system. Second, the inquests tasked with investigating police-involved deaths are systematically failing their purpose of preventing similar deaths.

We are a coalition of families affected by police violence, and we want change. We have two demands: first, a new police complaint body able to investigate systemic complaints; second, the reform of the existing inquest system to produce vital recommendations to improve public safety - as it is meant to do.

We believe meaningful reform is possible - but only if the law changes. Learn more about the project →

Join our Campaign!

You can participate in several ways:

(1) READ OUR OPEN LETTER and then send your own;

(2) attend a public meeting and share your thoughts - (see schedule); and /or

(3) read through the information on the resources page, and send your thoughts using the form below.