Defund Police

• Budget meeting adjourned at Hamilton city hall after protestors disrupt council chamber

  Demonstrators opposed to a proposed increase in Hamilton police's annual budget showed up outside and inside city hall during budget discussions Monday.

  Politics

  Feb 7
  
• Manitoba opposition leader rejects accusation he would defund police

  Manitoba's Opposition NDP leader says he would not reduce funding for police if his party wins the upcoming provincial election.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2022
  
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• Edmonton police commission, city council criticized over private meeting

  The Edmonton Police Commission and city council are both facing criticism and questions, following a more than two-hour-long meeting behind closed doors Wednesday.

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2022
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• Hamilton police seek 3.9 per cent budget bump

  The $183-million police budget represents 18 per cent of the city levy, a percentage that has not changed in the past five years, according to Hamilton police Chief Frank Bergen.

  Politics

  Jan 20, 2022
• Report on defunding Halifax police lists reforms, includes no specific budget cuts

  The report for the city's Board of Police Commissioners includes 36 recommendations on police practices, oversight and accountability.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2022
• Committee looking into what ‘defunding police’ in Halifax actually means gets terms of references

  The commissioners discussed the terms of references, which included budget, committee's role, membership and the final report.

  Politics

  Mar 8, 2021
• ‘A year we have nothing to compare to’: Calgary police chief reflects on 2020

  Calgary police chief Mark Neufeld reflects on some of the challenges for officers in 2020 in what he calls "a year where we have nothing to compare to."

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2020
• Hamilton councillor apologizes for ‘mischaracterizing’ actions of police officers

  Hamilton councilor Nrinder Nann said Thursday, 'I mischaracterized the officers involved in the traffic violation, and I sincerely apologize.'

  Politics

  Dec 3, 2020
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• Voters across U.S. approve measures that support more police oversight

  The measures take aim at a chronic sore point in many communities, particularly among Black residents: that police departments traditionally have little oversight outside their own internal review systems, which often clear officers of wrongdoing in fatal civilian shootings.

  Politics

  Nov 21, 2020
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• Edmonton police chief says governments and agencies need to work better together, not defund police

  "Something has got to change," Chief McFee said. "We can continue to do this and move money around and we'll just continue to have the same problem we've had for the last several years."

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2020