In order to contact PAC directly, please email pac@spcw.mb.ca
SPCW is a member of the Police Accountability Coalition
This brief outlines the concerns and recommendations to the Winnipeg police Service, the Winnipeg Police Board, City of Winnipeg, Province of Manitoba and Government of Canada to begin the long over-due overhaul of the legal system:
- Community Organizations Call for Police Accountability and the Reallocation of Resources – Endorsements – Updated October 08, 2024
- 23 Things We Can Do To Increase Police Accountability – PAC Poster
PAC’s Most Recent Research and Position Paper
- A Case for a Civilian Led Community Based Crisis Response
- A Case for a Civilian Led Community Based Crisis Response – One Pager
Positions & Policies:
- Recommendations for the Next Chief of the Winnipeg Police Service – May 21, 2024
- PAC’s Statement on The Case for a Civilian-led Crisis Response – March 13, 2024
- Collecting Race Based Data – June 12, 2023
- MPHM & PAC’s Statements on Municipal Election 2022 Poll – October 13, 2022
- Manitoba’s Independent Investigation Unit: Overview of Civilian Police Oversight Agencies in Canada and Their Practices – May 13, 2022
- The 2022 Alternative Municipal Budget
- Presentation to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on Bill 7 – May 11, 2022
- Response to Bill 7 and Proposed Changes to the IIU – May 11, 2022
- Bill 30 – The Police Services Amendment and Law Enforcement Review Amendment Act – May 11, 2022
- PAC’s Presentation at EPC Re: WPS Funding Model – March 15, 2022
- PAC’s Statement on Convoy Protest – February 11, 2022
- Manitoba’s Independent Investigation Unit: Overview of Civilian Police Oversight Agencies in Canada and Their Practices – November 26, 2021
- Executive Policy Committee Re: Body Worn Camera – June 16, 2021
- A Few Bad Apples
- PAC’s Letter to WSD 1 Board Chair Re: WSD 1 Budget Delegation – Feb 22, 2021
- PAC’s letter to WSD 1 Board Chair Re.: School Resource Officers – Feb 19th, 2021
- PAC’s Letter to WSD 1 Board Chair Re.: School Resource Officers and WSD 1 Budget Allocation – Feb 11, 2021
- Presentations to WSD 1 School Trustee meetings:
- Presentations to Winnipeg Police Board – Sept 24th, 2020
Policy Updates:
- Winnipeg school division moves police out of schools – October 12, 2021
- Another school division ends program with Winnipeg police in schools – October 6, 2021
- School division in Winnipeg ending program that brings police officers into school – October 6, 2021
- Winnipeg School Division budget cuts police from schools ‘solely for financial reasons’ – March 9, 2021
PAC in the Media:
- The Free Press: Defusing crises, saving lives have to be police chief’s priorities (March 15, 2024)
- CBC News: Winnipeg needs to replace police with community-led crisis response teams, groups say (March 14, 2024)
- Global News: Winnipeg Police Accountability Coalition wants change in mental health response (March 13, 2024)
- The Free Press: Coalition demands end to police response in mental-health calls (March 13, 2024)
- CBC News: For people in crisis, community-led teams touted as alternative to Winnipeg police (March 2024)
- Press Progress: Winnipeg Police Won’t Say If Notoriously Aggressive Cop Attended Anti-Bullying Event With Manitoba’s Premier (November 24, 2022)
- Canadian Dimension: Yes, city councils can cut the police budget (September 19, 2022)
- CBC News: Community advocates react to new mental health police pilot project (November 30th, 2021)
- CBC News: 30 years after the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry report, tensions still high between Indigenous people and the police (November 30th, 2021)
- CBC News: Winnipeg School Division budget cuts police from schools ‘solely for financial reasons’ (March 9th, 2021)
- CTV News: Advocates ask why Winnipeg Police Service is getting more when community groups are getting less (September 28, 2020)
- Global News: Winnipeg police board sees calls for budget cuts, policy changes (Sept 24th, 2020)
- CBC News: Winnipeg Police Board hears allegations of racial profiling, checkstops (Sept 24th, 2020)
- Winnipeg Free Press: Community coalition calls for redirection of slice of police budget (Sept 24th, 2020)
- PAC Media release: Media release by PAC – September 4, 2020
Resources:
- September 2022 Probe Research Omnibus Survey – Views on Solutions to Crime
- Independent information from CBC on fatal police encounters
- The City of Toronto is doing some pretty progressive defunding work under the leadership of Denise Campbell
- Letter Writing Toolkit: Police Accountability and the Reallocation of Resources – Updated March 2021
- Independent Review of the Police Act – September 2020
PAC Newsletters:
If you would like more information about PAC or how to join this coalition, please contact PAC.WpgMB@gmail.com