Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party, stopped by in Merritt today and showed his support to the Nicola Valley Community Justice Services Society
The province has partnered with the BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) to create Indigenous justice centres throughout BC, one of which is located in the city of Merritt.
British Columbia will work with First Nations to restore legal practices and structures and increase the number of people working within the justice system under an agreement signed that aims to reduce the number of Indigenous people within the criminal justice system.
“There is room on this land for all of us and there must also be, after centuries of struggle, room for justice for Indigenous peoples. That is all we ask. And we will settle for nothing less.”