Halifax residents pack public consultation meeting on proposed police budget
Global News
The Board of Police Commissioners held a special meeting to allow the public to voice its opinions on the proposed Halifax Regional Police budget for the upcoming year.
Halifax community members gathered in Dartmouth, N.S., Monday night to voice their opinions on the proposed police budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
The special meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners provided an opportunity for public consultation, which resulted in a packed room with standing room only.
Halifax Regional Police (HRP) is asking for a 6.8 per cent budget increase that would raise funding by $6 million — totaling more than $95.2 million.
“The nature of crime is changing,” said HRP Chief Dan Kinsella. “As a police service of our size and stature in this region, we must continually be able to respond, both proactively and reactively, to address, prevent and suppress crime using the best and most current tools available.”
Many people had strong opinions in response to the proposed increase in funding.
“People asking for more money need to be proving what they’re going to do with it and proving what they’ve done with past funds,” said HRM resident Hannah Wood. “To show that that money will actually go where community members want it to go.”
HRM resident Lou Campbell spoke on their first-hand experience with police violence.
“I am literally afraid to call the police, and I avoid doing so at all costs,” said Campbell. “I don’t want my tax money being used to fund violence and negligence. And to be frank, absolute incompetence with situations with any kind of care or nuance.”
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