First Nations Student Deaths Inquest
A joint inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students is running Thunder Bay, Ont. All of the students died between 2000 and 2011 while attending high school in the city, hundreds of kilometres away from their remote First Nations where access to education is limited.
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Jury excused. Coroner: concern is witness says he doesn't know, can witness be reasonably asked to provide an opinion #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:18:14 PM
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NNEC lawyer Etienne Esquega asking Hay for his awareness of details of Kyle Morriseau investigation, police lawyer objects #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:15:26 PM
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Hay: police willing to partner with Northern Nishnawbe Education Council on training for officers re: missing Indigenous youth #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:10:39 PM
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Hay tells lawyer for Northern Nishnawbe Education Council that #tbay police 'has a very good relationship with your client' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:09:26 PM
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Bryson asks if police need more training to 'intake' missing persons reports. Hay says cadets doing intake get 2 weeks training #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:45:14 PM
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Bryson: there were errors in missing persons reports for Anderson, Strang, Bushie, Morriseau, Wabasse cases #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:41:30 PM
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Hay: a case is never closed if it is unsolved, any investigative leads would be followed up #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:37:22 PM
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Bryson: given the unexplained nature of all 5 drowning deaths, does #tbay police have plans to follow up? #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:36:08 PM
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Hay: The issue of alcoholism in schools is huge, it's a constant conversation #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:34:36 PM
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Bryson: Have any steps been taken to work w/community partners on preventing deaths of First Nations youth #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:33:22 PM
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Bryson: should Indigenous awareness training for police officers be mandatory? Hay: We endeavour to train each + every officer #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:28:23 PM
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Hay says he'd rather see a budget increase for training officers on Indigenous issues. 'It needs to be a fabric of our service' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:27:27 PM
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Bryson asks if police have put in a request to city for increased funding for the #tbay police Aboriginal Liaison Unit #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:26:26 PM
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Hay: It would be beneficial to have a support person there to help a young person navigate what is happening #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:24:34 PM
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Bryson to Hay: would you agree youth coming from the North may require special consideration for police interviews? #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:23:47 PM
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Coroner rules question is in relevant area. Bryson asked to limit her pre-amble to question. Jury returns #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:20:20 PM
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PACY lawyer Chantelle Bryson asking about police interviews of Ricki Strang in absence of adult. Coroner interrupts #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:17:01 PM
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Hay: 'I can assure you we do not want intoxicated people in our facilities, it's such a huge liability #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:13:07 PM
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Hay re: hate crimes: an assault is an assault if there's hate behind it, it doesn't become a different assault #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:09:58 PM
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Hay says the Jordan Wabasse search in 2011 'really shone a light on what we're doing, we may have to do a little differently' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:01:57 PM
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Hay: 'The deaths of these 7 students is very impactful on the #tbay police service' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 5:00:52 PM
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Hay: we could probably dedicate a whole new section on how we deal with First Nations youth going to school here #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 4:59:06 PM
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Hay: #tbay police looking at 'overall revamping' of missing persons policy, waiting for #tbinquest recommendations to finalize #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 4:57:37 PM
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Hay says the initial evaluation of the Sgt. who receives missing person report is 'critical' in determining level of response #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 4:55:54 PM
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Hay says there was never a lack of resources available at the time of calls re: Anderson, Strang, Bushie, Morriseau or Wabasse #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 4:53:20 PM
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Nishnawbe Ask Nation lawyer Roy asks if resources were ever an issue in police response to missing First Nations students at #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 4:51:12 PM
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Hay: when we look at initial respond to missing persons, it often depends on police resources, there are often competing demands #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 4:49:12 PM
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Hay says recently #tbay police 'elevated' response to missing persons reports deemed urgent so that Sgt. responds w/officer #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 4:10:54 PM
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Hay says he is not aware of any formal police reviews done of any of the cases of First Nations student deaths #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 4:04:07 PM
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Rudin: b/c I'm not aware of many non-Indigenous people in #tbay talking abt having food or bottles thrown at them. Hay: correct #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:59:47 PM
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Hay agrees w/ Rudin if someone throws food or a bottle at Indigenous people from a passing car it is 'probably hate-motivated' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:58:27 PM
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Rudin allowed to ask Hay if racial profiling is issue in ##tbay . Hay: it's a policing issue across Ont. Can happen in anywhere #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:55:41 PM
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Rudin: if individuals are racially profiled there is likely to be more distrust of police, could explain reluctance of witnesses #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:50:57 PM
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Rudin asks Hay if racial profiling is an issue in #tbay . Coroner interrupts, excuses jury, asks Rudin to explain relevancy #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:47:55 PM
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Police entered the training record of an officer w/20 years experience. Rudin says it shows no training on Indigenous peoples #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:43:29 PM
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Rudin: do you have training that is relevant to the Indigenous people in this area, that they are policing? Hay: not aware #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:42:27 PM
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Families lawyer Rudin points out that syllabus for #tbay police 'native awareness' training contains Haudenosaunee teachings #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:40:02 PM
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Hay: a student not home at curfew is 1 thing, if they were last seen intoxicated by the river that is another thing #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:38:05 PM
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Hay says 'unfortunately history has taught us that [being a First Nations student away from home community] is a risk factor #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:35:32 PM
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Hay: that would be the general flow of information. Rudin: Was that a correct assessment? Hay: I wouldn't be able to comment #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:32:58 PM
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Family lawyer Jonathan Rudin: was there an assessment that [Reggie Bushie's disappearance] was not urgent? #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:31:16 PM
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Hay: the Staff Sgt. on duty is responsible for making a risk assessment to determine if an 'emergency response' is required #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:30:20 PM
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Lawyer for families asks if 16-hour delay in action on missing person report for Reggie Bushie fits #tbay police guidelines #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:29:10 PM
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Lawyer for families: Whose responsibility would it be to appoint an Indigenous person to police board? Hay: city or province #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 3:21:24 PM