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Redeye Collective
Vancouver City Council to debate motion to bring transparency to VPD budget
11 minutes Posted Jul 18, 2020 at 7:00 pm.
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On July 21, over 200 people are signed up to speak to a motion brought by councillor Jean Swanson calling for the police board to itemize the work officers do related to mental health, homelessness, drug use and sex work. The motion is the first step in an attempt to move funding from the VPD and into community-led harm reduction and safety initiatives. We speak with Taz Khandwani about what the motion says and what it hopes to achieve.