November 4, 2021 (OTTAWA)—The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples released the following statement on the lawsuit against Edmonton Police: “We are heartbroken by the situation of Pacey Dumas and his family, who still continue to suffer from the aftermath of a violent encounter with Edmonton Police almost a year ago. Pacey was a boy, not an adult and he will endure this trauma for the rest of his life. How will he feel personal security when seeing a police office out in public every again?
