Gerry McNeilly
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Gerry McNeilly (b. 1950s) is a lawyer and head of Ontario's Office of the Independent Police Review Director (IPRD), a quasi-independent civilian body that investigates complaints about police forces (municipal and the Ontario Provincial Police) in the province.
McNeilly graduated from York University (Bachelor of Arts) and Queen's University (Bachelor of Laws).[citation needed]
Prior to his current position, McNeilly served in legal roles in the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario. He was Executive Director of Legal Aid Manitoba 1999-2008, Chair of the Board of Inquiry for the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal 1995-1999, Justice of the Peace (Ontario), and Deputy Provincial Judge (Ontario)[1]
McNeilly's role as Director of IPRD began in 2008. He investigated police misconduct during the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit.[2]
McNeilly was the lead author on the Ontario Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD)'s 208-page report entitled "Broken Trust: Indigenous People and the Thunder Bay Police Service" which was released in December 2018. The report concluded that TBPS needed to "improve its relationship with Indigenous communities" and that it needs to "ensure that its investigations are timely, effective and non-discriminatory."[3]: 195
References
- ^ http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/news/2008/20080502-iprd-bg.asp
- ^ "Police complaint director thrust into limelight". National Post. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ McNeilly, Gerry (December 2018). Broken Trust: Indigenous People and the Thunder Bay Police Service (PDF) (Report). Toronto, Ontario: Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD). p. 208. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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