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Home » police violence

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Posted inPolicing

Halifax releases police union’s collective agreement

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford June 17, 2020January 2, 2023

Halifax created a new page on its website Wednesday morning, posting all of its contracts with public sector unions — including, for the first time, police. The addition follows two requests from the Halifax Examiner for the contract between the municipality and the Halifax Regional Police Association (HRPA), the union representing Halifax Regional Police officers and […]

Posted inMorning File

We need to keep talking about racism

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch June 16, 2020January 11, 2023
Posted inCity Hall, Commentary

In the midst of a crisis over policing, Halifax’s police commission has cancelled its scheduled meetings and is declining to accept public input

A smiling young Black woman with long wavy hair by El Jones June 15, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

The racist (and dumb) iconography of the anti-gun control zealots

by Tim Bousquet June 15, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Ice cream and the Long Hot Summer

A Black woman with short hair and round black framed glasses, wearing a multi coloured dashiki. She is standing with her right fist raised, in front of a mural of Arethan Franklin with the word 'Respect' in big red letters. by Evelyn C. White June 15, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Black Lives Matter in prison, too

A smiling young Black woman with long wavy hair by El Jones June 14, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inCommentary

How Halifax council can (and must) regulate police use of force

by Harry Critchley June 9, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Putting body cameras on cops won’t solve the problem of police violence

by Tim Bousquet June 8, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Halifax cops and Black people: the Rodney Small case

by Tim Bousquet June 4, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

One day in the streets doesn’t stop injustice, but it does show how Black lives matter

A smiling young Black woman with long wavy hair by El Jones June 2, 2020October 20, 2022

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