Police Budgets

• Vancouver council considering tax hike to cover $5.7M restored to VPD budget

  Council had voted to freeze the VPD 's 2021 budget but the province overruled that decision last month, meaning the city will need to come up with $5.7 million.

  Politics

  Apr 9, 2022
  
• Ottawa police budget proposed to rise by $14 million in 2022

  The Ottawa Police Service is eyeing a $14-million increase to its budget in 2022, including a mix of proposals to both reduce costs and meet labour and inflationary pressures.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2021
  
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• Ottawa Police Services Board eyes 0% budget increase in 2022 — with caveats

  The Ottawa Police Services Board says in a report that it will try to limit its next budget ask to 2021 levels, but cited inflation and salaries as factors out of its control.

  Politics

  Sep 23, 2021
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• Before we defund the police, maybe we should check their call lists

  A look at the average shift for a Vancouver cop suggests more funding is needed not less, Mike Smyth says.

  Commentary

  Nov 10, 2020
• Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu calls push to defund police ‘ridiculous’

  Kaycee Madu is making his opposition to defunding law enforcement known as Black Lives Matter demonstrations continue around the world.

  Politics

  Sep 3, 2020
• NYC council passes budget with nearly $1B cuts to police, critics say it falls short

  The new budget includes a cut of nearly $484 million from the New York Police Department's $6 billion operating budget, and shifts $354 million of police funding to other city agencies.

  World

  Jul 1, 2020
• NYC mayor de Blasio announces plan to slash police budget by $1 billion

  The mayor, a Democrat, declined to discuss the sources of what he called "savings'' for the nation's largest police department, saying at a news briefing that the cuts are still being negotiated with the City Council.

  World

  Jun 29, 2020