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Police department budgets rise sharply across Canada despite calls to defund (encore)
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Episode · 24:07 · Jul 21, 2024
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In 2020, there were widespread calls to defund the police following the police murder of George Floyd. In Canada, a poll from that year found over 50% of Canadians wanted to see police budgets reduced. Despite this, no major Canadian city police department has had its funding reduced and in fact, budgets have gone up. We speak with Ted Rutland is associate professor in geography, planning and environment at Concordia University in Montreal.
24m 7s · Jul 21, 2024
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