VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is bringing in changes to its Police Act to improve governance and oversight of municipal police departments in the province. The legislation, if passed, would expand the jurisdictions of B.C.’s two police watchdogs, the Independent Investigations Office and the Office of the Police Complaint Commission. The complaints commission would be able to start its own investigations looking into systemic problems it might see, and the new mandate would allow it to conduct its own investigations into police actions sooner. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth speaks during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, […]
  • corsicanguppy
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    9 months ago

    Ah, so it’s a two-step power-grap for Mike:

    1. force municipalities like Surry to use Provincial policing despite a voter preference so strong it was a campaign platform
    2. control those police forces more completely

    Don’t get me wrong: the SQ and OPP are great if the mounties are too stringent. But what’s Mike got against better-trained lower-paid federal cops except which office they answer to?