Edmonton and Calgary spend nine times more on the police than they spend on housing the homeless or social programs. Combined the two cities spend $750 million a year on cops. We talk with Reakash Walters and Molly Swain about how to divest from police and invest in the community.
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Further reading:
- Email your councillor: Divest from police; Invest in community
- Prairie Province Prisoner Support Fund
- 'This happens everywhere': Man restrained beneath Edmonton police officer's shin speaks out
- Edmonton anti-black racism toolkit by Bashir Mohamed
- Calgary and Edmonton spend more than $750 million a year on cops. It’s time to defund the police
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