Global News speaks with the SIU's director about the agency and how it operates. Joseph Martino also outlined the SIU's plans to collect race-based data, but noted mental health data isn't proactively tracked and reported on.

The funeral for a man who died in a confrontation with Ottawa police saw pleas for better police training blend with tears.

The Ottawa man who died this week after a confrontation with police seemed to be suffering from depression and was looking for a job in the days leading up to the incident, according to his former boss.