First Nations call on feds, Ontario to hash out deal as police strike looms
OTTAWA — First Nations leaders and a northern Ontario MP say police officers’ lives are on the line and they want the federal government and the province to negotiate a new policing agreement with Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service.
The force services 35 First Nations communities in northern Ontario and currently faces a strike deadline as a result of a vote earlier this week.
Two of the central issues include the call for increased staffing and wage parity.
Alvin Fiddler, the grand chief of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation, said First Nations have raised concerns about dangerous conditions for officers for two decades.