Thin Blue Line Patch
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‘Thin Blue Line’ patches not allowed on VPD uniforms, Vancouver Police Board confirmsThe city's police chief maintains they symbol is about solidarity and honouring fallen officers, while critics say police have yet to engage with the reality of structural racism.PoliticsJan 19, 2023
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Vancouver city councillor defends wearing controversial ‘thin blue line’ patchPolice say the symbol honours fallen comrades, while critics argue it represents police power, and has been linked to racism and far right groups.PoliticsDec 21, 2022
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‘Countless’ thin blue line patches distributed by Calgary Police Association: commissionA commission directive on Wednesday ordered on-duty police officers to replace the thin blue line patch with a symbol that better reflects the values of Calgarians by Friday.CanadaApr 1, 2022
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Calgary police commission orders officers to replace thin blue line patchThe thin blue line, a symbol originally created to commemorate fallen officers, has a divisive history rooted in anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism.CanadaMar 30, 2022
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Saint John, N.B., police told not to wear ‘thin blue line patch’ on uniformsThe patches, adopted as a sign of solidarity among officers, depict a black and white Canadian flag with a blue line across the middle.CanadaJul 26, 2021
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Ottawa police chief bans officers from wearing ‘thin blue line’, other patchesThe "thin blue line" and other patches or modifications to Ottawa Police Service uniforms are now banned under a new policy from Chief Peter Sloly.NewsFeb 22, 2021
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