Recent incidents of race-based violence and discrimination involving police in Canada and the United States are not only at the top of the headlines, they are in our thoughts at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) as well.

First let me be clear that JIBC does not at all support the police actions shown in the video of George Floyd’s tragic death in Minneapolis. Nor do we endorse police tactics that have targeted peaceful protesters in the U.S.

Navi Dosanjh has applied her education when she’s needed it most both as a correctional officer and as a reserve constable, where she helped to resolve a dangerous hostage situation.