The report made 19 recommendations to the provincial government regarding the appropriate use of Tasers by law enforcement agencies in the province. The report bluntly stated that the provincial government had abdicated its responsibility to establish province-wide standards for the use of tasers. The BCCLA was a participant at both inquiries.
Copies of the Report will be available at 10 a.m. on the Braidwood Commission’s website >>
Mr. Dziekanski was a Polish immigrant who died in the airport's international arrivals lounge after four RCMP officers accosted him. He was tasered five times by one of the officers.
What:
BCCLA press conference to comment on the Dziekanski report
When:
Friday, June 18, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.
Where:
550 – 1188 West Georgia Street, 3rd floor