Winnipeg mayor asks firefighters union to acknowledge existence of systemic racism amid call for resignations
February 8, 2021
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman asks that the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg (UFFW) acknowledge the existence of systemic racism within its ranks and to share their efforts to address it, amid calls from the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) for the resignation of four Winnipeg firefighters following a troubling incident last year.
The Mayor’s appeal and the MMF’s call comes from a recent report by Equitable Solutions, which suggested that four Winnipeg firefighters showed a lack of concern over an injured Indigenous woman in the city.