DEFUNDING THE POLICE: DEFINING THE WAY FORWARD FOR HRM
El Jones walks us through the report’s rethink on how to keep our communities safe and examines the common ground between supporters and opponents of defunding.
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A Halifax committee tasked with defining what it means to defund the police has released its final report: a 219-page document that recommends numerous reforms and reimagines our communities’ relationship with law enforcement.
The report, prepared for the city’s Board of the Police Commissioners by a 14-member subcommittee, was formally presented to the board by subcommittee chairperson El Jones. It makes 36 recommendations on police practices, oversight and accountability.
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As an aside: Halifax Regional Municipality released its 2021 sunshine list, showing 1,065 employees made more than $100,000 in the last fiscal year, and more than 40% of them work for the police force.
Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella was the second-highest paid employee in HRM, up from eighth the year before, making $253,946.39. That’s an increase of 18% over the $215,409.19 he made last year.