The national crisis of policing

As parliamentarians, we must be proactive to protect the public by demanding the Mass Casualty Commission's recommendations be acted upon.
A memorial in Halifax for the victims of the April 18-19, 2020, Nova Scotia killings. It is time to stop the pile of reports of police failings from growing. We must find the best examples of policing across Canada, figure out what those police forces are doing right in de-escalating violence, writes Elizabeth May.

How are we to come to terms with the growing pile of reports and inquiries that tell us policing in Canada is not working? And how do we respond to the increased public insecurity about rising random violence: from vehicles plowing into children, to stabbings and shootings o...

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