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Victoria and Esquimalt councils review 2024 police budget

Robyn Bell
November 16, 2023

The budget could increase up to $6M if province approves rejected items from 2023

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A breakfast rally in Victoria calls for halt to C-IRG

By Michael John Lo
March 30, 2023

The RCMP’s industry and resource task force is currently under review and faces multiple lawsuits

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Internal VicPD survey results show both white and racialized participants feel discriminated against based on their race and gender

By Tori Marlan
March 22, 2023

The survey also notes the department's lack of diversity as only 11% of respondents identified as a visible minority

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New federal investigation, and possible class action, for RCMP conduct at Fairy Creek

Federal body will examine the C-IRG task force, while a proposed class action would target RCMP’s treatment of media and others

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Recovered police notebook raises questions about VicPD policy

By Michael John Lo
February 17, 2023

Police say VicPD officers are required to report lost notebooks, but it's unclear if policies were updated after 2019 OPCC recommendations

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What councils did (and didn’t) discuss about VicPD’s $69.5M budget ask

By Brishti Basu
January 19, 2023

This budget is a nearly 10% increase from last year

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Human rights complaints against VicPD will go ahead: tribunal

By Tori Marlan
January 3, 2023

Two complaints, by a current constable and former staff member, allege race-based discrimination

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Report clears officers of wrongdoing in Saanich bank robbery response while revealing new details

Independent Investigations Office describes moment-by-moment events that left six officers shot and two suspects dead