“Defund the police” is a slogan that supports divesting funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.
Narrow down which types of responses you would like to see.
Narrow down the conversation to these participants:
Discussions from these authors are shown:
Political party:
Voting for candidate:
Electoral District (2011):
Electoral District (2013):
@8QKWLTB4yrs4Y
I believe new agency could potentially be added, you might call it the Canadian Emergency Worker Education Bureau or something of those that would be in charge of allocating funds and setting a curriculum for all emergency workers such as police officers, firefighters, EMT workers so that the education might be of a higher quality and standardized nation wide. Their jurisdiction would be handling trainees. Once the individual has graduated they leave the CWEB and enter their preferred field. This would allow us to take some money from current services and make sure the funds are used for training and education specifically.
@9Q2Y5ZM10mos10MO
No, increase spending for training on de-escalation and conflict resolution and hire social workers to aid in police responses.
@95CHLHCLibertarian3yrs3Y
No, it shouldn't be redirected but just cut all together and replaced with private police.
@93NRKCFLibertarian3yrs3Y
No. I would first want more funding and training for police while also providing funding for social and community based programs. If within 5-10 years the social and community based programs are working to reduce crime, then we can dial back the funding and training for police.
@8Z3VKNPLibertarian3yrs3Y
I believe that we should give the police more but also give some for programs but majority police
@8YBWX423yrs3Y
Provide police with funding to deal with social issues
@8XV4XP93yrs3Y
Yes and No, allocate funding for policing training and education, but also allocate some funding into social community-based programs that have shown to decrease criminality within the community.
I believe yes and no because of the lack of caring for people the police have in canada
@8VLVZP34yrs4Y
We need the police yet I believe there could more public resources available
@8VDKY7WLibertarian4yrs4Y
police should have access to more training and social workers and addiction counsellors should be on site if needed.
@8V99GTSLibertarian4yrs4Y
Take funding away from Fire Department
@8TYN53SLibertarian4yrs4Y
Let all Canadians have the right to conceal carry if they so choose.
@8TXVXML4yrs4Y
No, the Federal Government shouldn't fund any of it.
@8TWPQJSLibertarian4yrs4Y
Completely abolish police
@8TQ845B4yrs4Y
Funding for the police should be cut
@8TCKT97Libertarian4yrs4Y
Police should be trained in the necessary fields, but certain issues need to be addressed by specialists (I.E phycologists, firemen).
@8RR4GCL4yrs4Y
Keep funding for the police the way it is now but commit to Police Reform
@8R4ZV6DLibertarian4yrs4Y
Neither, reform is the best option.
@8R3SFYZLibertarian4yrs4Y
Funding for the police should be spent on better training for officers instead of more equipment
@8QTKBDLLibertarian4yrs4Y
The police need more funding and we need separate but additional funding for social/community based programs.
@8QTGVGYLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, they are underfunded already and increase their education program to four years.
@8PJMGYM4yrs4Y
No, only some funding should be reallocated, but allow the local police gain body-cams from funding to be held accountable more. REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
@8NX2L924yrs4Y
Yes, a percentage but not all of the annual funding
@8NWJ3SPLibertarian4yrs4Y
Redirect police to focus on real crimes that impact persons & property. With less enforcement & funding for chasing down victimless or "crimes against society"
@8NWJ2SS4yrs4Y
funding should be directed towards educating police on human behaviour and rehabilitation for prisoners
@8NW4XRPLibertarian4yrs4Y
Defund and privatize. Social programs should only exist privately.
@8JZWBZQLibertarian4yrs4Y
This question is too vague
This is a good idea, but we should not get rid of the police completely. We should be helping vulnerable people to not gravitate towards criminal activity in the first place and help them get support.
@99HN34H2yrs2Y
Policing needs better training but also on drug calls should have a social worker come out with them
@986T47F2yrs2Y
Decrease funding for everything & reduce government control over economy
@8TJ6R6RLibertarian4yrs4Y
Decriminalize all drugs and allocate the drug enforcement funds to a drug rehabilitation unit
@8SYC5RWLibertarian4yrs4Y
I think we should just lessen police funding.
No, the Federal Government shouldn't fund any of it. Personally: Eliminate the Patrol, Beat, Vice, and Car 87/Wellness Check cops.
Eliminate the Patrol, Beat, Vice, and Car 87/Wellness Check cops.
Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion
Loading data...
Join in on more popular conversations.
