December
Saanich is latest B.C. municipality to hire civilians for low-risk policing tasks
December 19, 2021 – CBC
Website helping keep victims of police violence from becoming ‘just a statistic’
December 14, 2021 – Campbell River Mirror
Jail not the answer for people caught dealing fentanyl to support their own drug addictions, B.C. judge says
December 7, 2021 – CBC
Lawyers, advocates look to Prince George decision as CRAB Park encampment goes to court
December 3, 2021 – The Vancouver Sun
November
Vancouver police budget proposals exceed city hall recommendation by millions
November 23, 2021 – Vancouver Is Awesome
People's budget' calls for Vancouver police budget to be slashed by 50 per cent
November 22, 2021 – Vancouver Is Awesome
B.C.’s toxic drug crisis is getting worse
November 20, 2021 – Yukon News
BC’s ‘Starting Point’ to Decriminalize Drug Possession Has Far to Go, Say Advocates
November 2, 2021 – The Tyee
B.C. applies to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of drugs
November 2, 2021 – OHS Canada
B.C. applies to decriminalize use of small amounts of illicit drugs in effort to reduce deaths
November 1, 2021 – CBC
B.C. finalizes submission to decriminalize drug possession
November 1, 2021 – The Globe & Mail
B.C. requests federal approval to decriminalize small amounts of drugs
November 1, 2021 – CTV News
Critics say B.C.'s application to feds to decriminalize drugs has major shortcomings
November 1, 2021 – Vancouver Sun
Drug user advocates say B.C.'s decriminalization proposal falls short amid ongoing emergency
November 1, 2021 – CityNews
October
Video of Vancouver Police Shove Leads to Criminal Investigation
October 29, 2021 – The Tyee
[Video] Criminal probe launched into Vancouver police shoving incident caught on camera
October 26, 2021 – Global News
Watchdogs, human rights groups decry B.C.'s freedom of information fees
October 22, 2021 – CityNews
VPD interim handcuffing policy
October 21, 2021 – CBC, The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn
Homeless advocates call for end to Vancouver street sweeps
October 15, 2021 – CBC News
[Video] Downtown Eastside residents complain city sweeps target marginalized people's belongings
October 15, 2021 – CTV News
‘We should be disgusted’: Vancouver homeless advocates call for an end to street sweeps
October 15, 2021 – Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News
Street Sweeps Steal from Homeless People, Say Downtown Eastside Advocates
October 15, 2021 – The Tyee
Chiefs, BCCLA say Indigenous involvement needed in probe of fatal B.C. police shooting
October 15, 2021 – Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News & Surrey Leader
Vancouver sex worker speaks out after being denied business bank account
October 15, 2021 – Daily Hive
September
Vancouver police increasing patrols after open letter, concerns; critics speak out
September 16, 2021 – News 1130
Are politicians brave enough to imagine a society without police violence?
September 15, 2021 – The Breach
Starting Monday, Some Doors Will Close for Unvaccinated People
September 8, 2021 – The Tyee
COVID 19: Human-rights advocates concerned by B.C.'s vaccine card
September 6, 2021 – Vancouver Sun
Vaccine passports will exclude thousands of vaccinated British Columbians, claim community groups
September 3, 2021 – TriCity News
Vaccine passports ‘intensify discriminations against already marginalized groups’, advocates say
September 3, 2021 – CKNW (Radio)
B.C. vaccine passport risks discriminating against vulnerable groups, advocates say
September 2, 2021 – Global News
Civil liberties advocate defends right to protest after rallies outside B.C. hospitals
September 2, 2021 – CBC News
Open Letter on Vaccine Passport
September 1, 2021 – CBC Radio, On the Coast
Sounding the alarm on vaccine cards in BC!
September 1, 2021 – CKNW Radio
B.C. vaccine passport: Advocacy groups raise accessibility concerns
September 1, 2021 – CityNews / News 1130
August
Homeless people need clarity on how they’ll access vaccine passports without ID or cell phones, advocates say
August 30, 2021 – CKNW (Radio)
How B.C.’s vaccine card system could impact the homeless
August 31, 2021 – Global News (Video)
B.C.'s vaccine passport will likely make life more difficult for homeless people, advocates say
August 29, 2021 – CBC News
SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue discusses the criminal justice system in Canada
August 13, 2021 — The Peak
(VIDEO) Video shows Vancouver police officer shoving man to the ground
August 3, 2021 — Global News
July
(VIDEO) Proposed Mount Pleasant community police station faces backlash at City Hall
July 22, 2021 — CityNews
‘An Arrest Warrant Should Not Be a Death Sentence’
July 14, 2021 — The Tyee
Vancouver councillor, advocacy groups distribute drugs to highlight toxic drug supply concerns
July 14, 2021 — CityNews
June
Decriminalizing drug use is a necessary step, but it won’t end the opioid overdose crisis
June 28, 2021 — The Conversation
Vancouver trespass-prevention program hurts people who are homeless and poor, advocates say
June 17th, 2021 — CBC
City of Vancouver makes final submission seeking federal exemption to decriminalize simple drug possession
June 2nd, 2021 — The Globe and Mail
May
VANDU calls to revise drug decriminalization policies
May 28th, 2021 — The Peak
Downtown Eastside residents speak out about complaints process against Vancouver police
May 28th, 2021 — CTV
Downtown Eastside Residents Say They Were Taunted and Harassed by Two Police Officers
May 27th, 2021 — The Tyee
17 Downtown Eastside residents, workers file complaint against alleged police harassment
May 27th, 2021 — News1130
VPD accused of losing Indigenous mother's ashes during Downtown Eastside street cleanup
May 26th, 2021 — CBC
Vancouver police chief Adam Palmer says officers were acting in good faith when they wrongly detained 81-year-old former Justice Selwyn Romilly
May 18th, 2021 — The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn
Coalition says users were shut out of drug decriminalization proposal | 'Vancouver Model' gets panned
May 12th, 2021 — The Vancouver Sun
Plans for drug decriminalization in Vancouver could do more harm than good, coalition claims
May 11th, 2021 — CTV News
Advocates says users were shut out of drug decriminalization proposal, demands redo
May 11th, 2021 — The Globe and Mail
Drug user groups and others concerned about Vancouver’s decriminalization plans
May 10th, 2021 — The Globe and Mail
New downloadable ‘statement to police’ cards issued in Edmonton
May 6th, 2021 — APTN News
The “Vancouver Model” of decriminalization will set a dangerous precedent for drug users across Canada
May 3rd, 2021 — The Mainlander
Vancouver School Board decision to remove police from schools frustrates both supporters and critics
May 2nd, 2021 — The Vancouver Sun
Strathcona Park decampment 'stressful, tense' for residents
May 1st, 2021 — News1130
April
More than 180 moved out of Strathcona Park encampment ahead of Friday deadline: park board
April 30th, 2021 — Global News
‘More than enough’ spaces to house Strathcona Park homeless by deadline: Eby
April 29th, 2021 — Global News
How can the Province do better on homelessness?
April 29th, 2021 — Global News
‘More than enough’ spaces to house Strathcona Park homeless by deadline: Eby
April 29th, 2021 — Global News
Full show: COVID overwhelms India, EU open to visitors this summer, and the School Liaison Officer vote
April 26th, 2021 — The Jill Bennett Show, Global
Police in schools. Pandemic dancing.
April 26th, 2021 — BC Today with Michelle Elliot, CBC
COVID-19: B.C. travel restriction details revealed amid concerns about police enforcement
April 23rd, 2021 — The Georgia Straight
B.C.'s incoming travel restrictions worry RCMP, advocacy groups
April 22nd, 2021 — News1130
COVID-19: RCMP union, legal advocates and First Nations groups raise concerns over B.C. travel restrictions
April 21st, 2021 — Vancouver Sun
Activists Give Out Free Heroin and Meth as Vancouver Proposes Legal Limits for Drugs
April 15th, 2021 — VICE
How could decriminalizing drugs in Canada save lives?
April 14th, 2021 — Decomplicated
Defund the Police and Social Work’s Relationship to State Coercion and Control
April 8th, 2021 — UBC School of Social Work
Can BC cities prevent homeless camps in the future?
April 7th, 2021 — The Jill Bennett Show, CKNW
Can B.C. cities prevent homeless camps in the future? Not easily, say observers
April 6th, 2021 — CBC
March
Vancouver Pride to hold panel discussion about defunding police
March 31st, 2021 — The Georgia Straight
February
HIV Legal Network urges feds to decriminalize simple drug possession
February 24th, 2021 — Law Times
$1M donation to Vancouver policing inappropriate, critics say
February 22nd, 2021 — News1130
Meenakshi Mannoe and Harsha Walia: We can choose differently: safety beyond police, prisons and criminalization
February 20th, 2021 — The Province
Federal crime bill ‘completely disappointing’, says expert, and many agree it isn’t enough
February 19th, 2021 — The Star
Political Gesture or Real Change? BC’s Anti-Racism Effort Faces Tough Questions
February 17th, 2021 — The Tyee
No time to waste: Advocates warn red tape may slow decriminalization process
February 15th, 2021 — Ricochet
Little done to stop anti-Black racism in policing, criminal justice in last 25 years: Ontario report
February 11th, 2021 — Global News
Vancouver mayor and Health Canada to formally discuss drug decriminalization
February 9th, 2021 — The Drug & Alcohol Testing Association of Canada
VPD introduces new trespass program targeting homeless people
February 6th, 2021 — Coop Radio
Vancouver Police Department Trespass Prevention Program
February 5th, 2021 — National Indigenous Times
January
CiTR News: On The Point, 1/30: Interviews w/ Fiona York, Meenakshi Mannoe and Dr. Linc Kesler
January 30th, 2021 — CiTR News
One-third of all sex workers unable to call 911 due to fear of repercussions from cops: study
January 30th, 2021 — The Vancouver Sun
Scrap Vancouver Police’s Trespass Prevention Program, say organizations
January 28th, 2021 — The Indo-Canadian Voice
Advocates demand immediate end to Vancouver's Trespass Prevention Program
January 28th, 2021 — News1130
Canada Is Formally Considering Full Drug Decriminalization For One Major City
January 27th, 2021 — Vice
Vancouver, Health Canada to formally discuss drug decriminalization, mayor says
January 27th, 2021 — News1130
Homelessness in Vancouver won't end with COVID-19, say advocates urging forever services, not fleeting aid
January 23rd, 2021 — CBC
On the Coast January 12th
January 12th, 2021 — CBCListen
Downtown Eastside community holds vigil for victim of police shooting
January 12th, 2021 — News 1130
The Pulse Interview: Meenakshi Mannoe (PIVOT Legal Society)
January 12th, 2021 — The Pulse on CFRO
‘There Has to be a Better Way’: Police Kill a Sword-Wielding Man in the Downtown Eastside
January 6th, 2021 — The Tyee
More young men in Western Canada died than expected last year — and not just because of COVID-19
January 4th, 2021 — The Star