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Caption title.
Document preceded by page bearing statement: "Manitoba will be making changes to the provincial police act in 2009. The province invites Manitobans to provide their comments to help shape the new law. Consultation papers have been prepared to help obtain the views of Manitobans on the major elements of the new act."
"Police Act consultations background and issues".
Issued also in French under title: Document de consultation : unité d’enquête indépendante.
© Province of Manitoba, 2009, reproduced with permission;
http://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/safe/policeact/pdf/independent_investigation_unit.pdf.
Résumé
"The Manitoba government will include an independent
unit in the new police act to investigate:
incidents involving police use of fatal force,
incidents resulting in serious injury to members of
the public as a result of contact with police,
other incidents or allegations against police
where there is a public interest in independent
investigations."--Introduction.