“We won’t defund the SPVM” – Plante
Mayor Plante is categorical that she has no intention to defund the SPVM and indeed plans to hire 282 more officers.
Nobody has any proof that throwing more cops into the mix will fix the current issues with gunplay in mostly north‑end areas, but she can’t be seen to be soft on crime.
Dominic 07:44 on 2022-08-27 Permalink
SPVM seems to have a real stranglehold on city hall. No cameras, no reform, nothing.
Kate 09:24 on 2022-08-27 Permalink
They’re well aware nobody in power wants to be seen as soft on crime.
walkerp 13:14 on 2022-08-27 Permalink
That is a big factor, but I suspect it is more than that. Corruption goes pretty high still these days.
steph 13:39 on 2022-08-27 Permalink
No one could ever convince me that cameras are soft on crime.
Ian 20:40 on 2022-08-27 Permalink
So much for the “big, big conversation”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/plante-police-defund-discussion-1.5603076