Coast Salish Traditional Territory/West Vancouver – In order to maintain trust in the Frank Paul Inquiry, the First Nations Summit calls on the provincial Criminal Justice Branch to reverse its decision to seek a judicial review of Commissioner Wiliam Davies’recent ruling.
Commissioner Davies recently ruled that the inquiry’s terms of reference includes having those decisions made by the branch examined as they pertain to the circumstances surrounding Frank Paul’s death in December 1998.
The Mi’kmaq man died of exposure after being dumped in an alley as a result of a series of decisions and actions taken by members of the Vancouver Police Department. He was intoxicated and unable to care for himself.