@CommunityNotCop

Community members fighting the police budget increase in Kjipuktuk.

 Halifax
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PADS strongly condemns this misuse of public funds @CommunityNotCop
White background with black text: IN "THE FASTEST BUDGET MEETING SINCE TEDDY ROOSEVELT WAS PRESIDENT" (MAYOR SAVAGE) CITY COUNCIL GAVE THE POLICE EVERYTHING THEY ASKED FOR WITH NO ADDITIONAL DEBATE OR DISCUSSION DESPITE HUGE TURNOUT AT THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ADVOCATING FOR FUNDING OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OVER POLICING AND OPPOSITION FROM EXPERTS IN THE COMMUNITY, CALLS TO REJECT THE BUDGET PROPOSAL WERE IGNORED BY THE MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCILLORS.

ALT White background with black text: IN "THE FASTEST BUDGET MEETING SINCE TEDDY ROOSEVELT WAS PRESIDENT" (MAYOR SAVAGE) CITY COUNCIL GAVE THE POLICE EVERYTHING THEY ASKED FOR WITH NO ADDITIONAL DEBATE OR DISCUSSION DESPITE HUGE TURNOUT AT THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ADVOCATING FOR FUNDING OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OVER POLICING AND OPPOSITION FROM EXPERTS IN THE COMMUNITY, CALLS TO REJECT THE BUDGET PROPOSAL WERE IGNORED BY THE MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCILLORS.

White background with black text: AFTER A LONG WEEK OF DISPLACING AND CRIMINALIZING UNHOUSED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO INCREASE THE HALIFAX REGIONAL POLICE AND RCMP BUDGETS BY A COLLECTIVE 6.8 MILLION DOLLARS

ALT White background with black text: AFTER A LONG WEEK OF DISPLACING AND CRIMINALIZING UNHOUSED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO INCREASE THE HALIFAX REGIONAL POLICE AND RCMP BUDGETS BY A COLLECTIVE 6.8 MILLION DOLLARS

A graphic that displays who voted yes and no to the budget increase for the HRP and RCMP. 10. Or in favor for the HRP 3 opposed the budget increase. 11 Were in favor of the RCMP and two opposed.

ALT A graphic that displays who voted yes and no to the budget increase for the HRP and RCMP. 10. Or in favor for the HRP 3 opposed the budget increase. 11 Were in favor of the RCMP and two opposed.

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Nora Loreto@NoLore3 Feb 2024
This, but for everyone. There should be an emergency line that specifically does not call police.
Brohug19@Jeffb_193 Feb 2024
Replying to @NoLore
There should be a list of cop haters. They would be unable to call 911.
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Adsum for Women & Children@adsumforwomen31 Jan 2024
With the greatest single-year increase in child poverty in N.S., @FranklyLess concludes: “what did we learn? That child poverty can be tackled, but our elected officials have chosen not to persist.” @CCPANS @fedfamilylab @AcadiaU
Dr. Lesley Frank@FranklyLess31 Jan 2024
Today our @fedfamilylab at @AcadiaU released the 2023 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty with @CCPANS. The highest single-year increase since the year the promise was made to eradicate child poverty in 1989. There are now 35,330 children living in low-income families.
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Diana Chan McNally@DianaCMcNally26 Jan 2024
The Mounted Unit alone has a proposed budget of $5,952,600. The 22 city-funded agencies that operate daytime drop-ins, which are used by thousands of homeless people and provide hot meals, have been allocated <$5 million. 32 drop-ins, including mine, have no city funding at all.
Toronto Police
@TorontoPolice24 Jan 2024
Mounted officers on horseback have the advantage of an elevated view, making it easier to identify suspicious activity in crowded areas. In 2023, they appeared in over 1500 events, including searches, demonstrations, and radio calls. #SupportYourTPS
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Joy Henderson@Joyhenderson7817 Jan 2024
Now imagine if we had a massive team of mental health and addiction professionals handling these. While I appreciate other areas need spending, imagine if we took 500M of the police budget and devoted it to professionals and supports to prevent these calls in the first place.
Doctors For Defunding Police@DrsDefundPolice17 Jan 2024
A Stats Canada report estimated that up to 80% of police responses to calls were related to issues of mental health, drug overdose, suicide, domestic dispute/domestic violence & other ‘non-criminal’ offences. If police are not trained to handle these issues, why are they sent?
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Evy Kwong@EVYSTADIUM16 Jan 2024
we each pay hundreds of dollars per year to the toronto police, who claim that they still need more, yet research shows crime rates have no correlation to higher budgets. instead, they’re out here openly targeting unhoused people and protestors thestar.com/news/gta/police-…
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Joy Henderson@Joyhenderson7817 Jan 2024
Toronto would save so much money if it just halved the police budget and put it towards taking care of people. #TOpoli
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Halifax Examiner@HfxExaminer16 Jan 2024
Residents, businesses pen open letter asking council to reject Halifax police budget increase by @Suzanne_Rent halifaxexaminer.ca/policing/…

Residents, businesses pen open letter asking council to reject Halifax police budget increase -...

More than 700 HRM residents, dozens of businesses, organizations signed letter that was sent to Halifax regional council Monday.

halifaxexaminer.ca
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The Chronicle Herald
@chronicleherald15 Jan 2024
Driven by frustration, a group of residents have gotten together to pair an open letter to council with a petition of 800 names of residents, businesses and community groups who oppose increasing the Halifax police budget by a proposed $5.7 million ow.ly/vwmu50Qr3aK
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JenTaplin@jen_taplin15 Jan 2024
“It’s a public consultation in name only so they can write on a piece of paper that they had public engagement but it’s meaningless because it’s not incorporated," says Nancy Hunter. Fund community not cops, urges HRM residents | SaltWire saltwire.com/halifax/news/fu…
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