Defund VicPD
@defundvicpd.bsky.social
Calling for defunding the Victoria Police Department (VicPD) and reallocating resources to community supports and services.
On the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples.
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On the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples.
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City releases 2026 Draft Budget – big cuts proposed to make way for police funding
The City of Victoria has released the 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan, along with some early budget deliberations by city staff. They’re thinking about cutting all sorts of things. The City is propo…
defundvicpd.org
“To pay for VicPD’s demands, the city is even looking at cutting a children’s book prize, and a poet laureate and youth poet laureate program that only costs $8,000 (keep in mind that VicPD spent $22,000 on a retirement party this year)” 🚨➡️ defundvicpd.org/2025/11/06/c... #yyj #DefundVicPD
Another way to make your voice heard: Let City Council know you want them to reject VicPDs proposed 14% budget increase, including hiring 25 more officers. Put that money into the community supports and services that actually keep people safe! www.change.org/p/reject-vic... #yyj #DefundVicPD
Sign the Petition
Reject VicPD's budget increase & fund community programs, services, & supports!
www.change.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Another way to make your voice heard: Let City Council know you want them to reject VicPDs proposed 14% budget increase, including hiring 25 more officers. Put that money into the community supports and services that actually keep people safe! www.change.org/p/reject-vic... #yyj #DefundVicPD
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if LOTS of people sign up to speak and go to city hall starting Wednesday, that will prevent council from making decisions on the budget
since they are required to hear all the registered speakers first
Sign up here
council.vancouver.ca/20251112/spe...
since they are required to hear all the registered speakers first
Sign up here
council.vancouver.ca/20251112/spe...
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
if LOTS of people sign up to speak and go to city hall starting Wednesday, that will prevent council from making decisions on the budget
since they are required to hear all the registered speakers first
Sign up here
council.vancouver.ca/20251112/spe...
since they are required to hear all the registered speakers first
Sign up here
council.vancouver.ca/20251112/spe...
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Libraries are closed on Sundays. We say “No more!” to ever expanding police budgets! #DefundVicPD and support community services! #yyj Defundvicpd.org
In Greater Victoria, residents made 3.5 million visits to libraries in 2024. Yet, provincial funding for libraries has remained unchanged for 15 years. #DefundVicPD and fund our libraries - We dont need new money! www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... #yyj
Comment: A small investment in libraries will yield big returns
Provincial funding for libraries has remained unchanged for 15 years, leaving local municipalities to shoulder rising costs.
www.timescolonist.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Libraries are closed on Sundays. We say “No more!” to ever expanding police budgets! #DefundVicPD and support community services! #yyj Defundvicpd.org
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Some of these things were put back into the budget by council... But discussion of the police budget is later this month. Write to Victoria council and your MLA using the respurces on our website: defundvicpd.org #yyj #DefundVicPD
“To pay for VicPD’s demands, the city is even looking at cutting a children’s book prize, and a poet laureate and youth poet laureate program that only costs $8,000 (keep in mind that VicPD spent $22,000 on a retirement party this year)” 🚨➡️ defundvicpd.org/2025/11/06/c... #yyj #DefundVicPD
City releases 2026 Draft Budget – big cuts proposed to make way for police funding
The City of Victoria has released the 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan, along with some early budget deliberations by city staff. They’re thinking about cutting all sorts of things. The City is propo…
defundvicpd.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Some of these things were put back into the budget by council... But discussion of the police budget is later this month. Write to Victoria council and your MLA using the respurces on our website: defundvicpd.org #yyj #DefundVicPD
Some of these things were put back into the budget by council... But discussion of the police budget is later this month. Write to Victoria council and your MLA using the respurces on our website: defundvicpd.org #yyj #DefundVicPD
“To pay for VicPD’s demands, the city is even looking at cutting a children’s book prize, and a poet laureate and youth poet laureate program that only costs $8,000 (keep in mind that VicPD spent $22,000 on a retirement party this year)” 🚨➡️ defundvicpd.org/2025/11/06/c... #yyj #DefundVicPD
City releases 2026 Draft Budget – big cuts proposed to make way for police funding
The City of Victoria has released the 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan, along with some early budget deliberations by city staff. They’re thinking about cutting all sorts of things. The City is propo…
defundvicpd.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Some of these things were put back into the budget by council... But discussion of the police budget is later this month. Write to Victoria council and your MLA using the respurces on our website: defundvicpd.org #yyj #DefundVicPD
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“To pay for VicPD’s demands, the city is even looking at cutting a children’s book prize, and a poet laureate and youth poet laureate program that only costs $8,000 (keep in mind that VicPD spent $22,000 on a retirement party this year)” 🚨➡️ defundvicpd.org/2025/11/06/c... #yyj #DefundVicPD
City releases 2026 Draft Budget – big cuts proposed to make way for police funding
The City of Victoria has released the 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan, along with some early budget deliberations by city staff. They’re thinking about cutting all sorts of things. The City is propo…
defundvicpd.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“To pay for VicPD’s demands, the city is even looking at cutting a children’s book prize, and a poet laureate and youth poet laureate program that only costs $8,000 (keep in mind that VicPD spent $22,000 on a retirement party this year)” 🚨➡️ defundvicpd.org/2025/11/06/c... #yyj #DefundVicPD
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Here's hoping both Esquimalt and Victoria push back hard this year. It's bonkers there's zero discussion of reducing the police budget & instead we have to worry about crime reduction measures like bike valet being cut
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Here's hoping both Esquimalt and Victoria push back hard this year. It's bonkers there's zero discussion of reducing the police budget & instead we have to worry about crime reduction measures like bike valet being cut
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Street drugs have killed more than 18,600 BCers. DULF worked with cops, health authorities, feds to try and source, test and sell drugs with a known purity and potency to reduce overdose deaths.
Their strategy was saving lives.
Today they were found guilty of trafficking.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Their strategy was saving lives.
Today they were found guilty of trafficking.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking | The Tyee
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum didn’t have permission to sell tested drugs despite good intentions, court finds.
thetyee.ca
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Street drugs have killed more than 18,600 BCers. DULF worked with cops, health authorities, feds to try and source, test and sell drugs with a known purity and potency to reduce overdose deaths.
Their strategy was saving lives.
Today they were found guilty of trafficking.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Their strategy was saving lives.
Today they were found guilty of trafficking.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Not just a cop trained in investigation, but the cop in charge of the investigation against DULF.
This is a cop, trained in ‘investigation’ ⬇️ More excellent coverage of the DULF trial by @michellegamage.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Not just a cop trained in investigation, but the cop in charge of the investigation against DULF.
Cops respond to crime. The bike valet prevents it. But the city wants to stop paying for it so they can give VicPD more money! #yyj #yyjbike #DefundVicPD
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cops respond to crime. The bike valet prevents it. But the city wants to stop paying for it so they can give VicPD more money! #yyj #yyjbike #DefundVicPD
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The way it's just taken for granted that police budgets get to up by double-digit percentages every year while every other department has to go weeping to Council, hat in hand like Dickensian orphans, to justify their very existence, is wild.
#yyj
#VictoriaBC
#yyj
#VictoriaBC
The City of Victoria might slash grants and programs across the board to make up for one single line item that's roughly equivalent to everything being cut. Can anyone guess what that single budget item is, which apparently isn't even up for debate? One guess.
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The way it's just taken for granted that police budgets get to up by double-digit percentages every year while every other department has to go weeping to Council, hat in hand like Dickensian orphans, to justify their very existence, is wild.
#yyj
#VictoriaBC
#yyj
#VictoriaBC
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They'll soon have the children's cop book prize and cop laureates. Layered policing all the way!
“To pay for VicPD’s demands, the city is even looking at cutting a children’s book prize, and a poet laureate and youth poet laureate program that only costs $8,000 (keep in mind that VicPD spent $22,000 on a retirement party this year)” 🚨➡️ defundvicpd.org/2025/11/06/c... #yyj #DefundVicPD
City releases 2026 Draft Budget – big cuts proposed to make way for police funding
The City of Victoria has released the 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan, along with some early budget deliberations by city staff. They’re thinking about cutting all sorts of things. The City is propo…
defundvicpd.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
They'll soon have the children's cop book prize and cop laureates. Layered policing all the way!
“To pay for VicPD’s demands, the city is even looking at cutting a children’s book prize, and a poet laureate and youth poet laureate program that only costs $8,000 (keep in mind that VicPD spent $22,000 on a retirement party this year)” 🚨➡️ defundvicpd.org/2025/11/06/c... #yyj #DefundVicPD
City releases 2026 Draft Budget – big cuts proposed to make way for police funding
The City of Victoria has released the 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan, along with some early budget deliberations by city staff. They’re thinking about cutting all sorts of things. The City is propo…
defundvicpd.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“To pay for VicPD’s demands, the city is even looking at cutting a children’s book prize, and a poet laureate and youth poet laureate program that only costs $8,000 (keep in mind that VicPD spent $22,000 on a retirement party this year)” 🚨➡️ defundvicpd.org/2025/11/06/c... #yyj #DefundVicPD
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The City of #Victoria staff have released their 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan. It seems that in order to comply with Council’s direction to keep property tax increases to 4% or less, staff are recommending axing the bike valet and Youth Bus Pass programs?? And hoping the CRD will pick up the tab???
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Oh! Oh! We know #DefundVicPD and save our community grants and programs! Write #yyj council today using the resources on our website: defundvicpd.org/2026-draft-b...
The City of Victoria might slash grants and programs across the board to make up for one single line item that's roughly equivalent to everything being cut. Can anyone guess what that single budget item is, which apparently isn't even up for debate? One guess.
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Oh! Oh! We know #DefundVicPD and save our community grants and programs! Write #yyj council today using the resources on our website: defundvicpd.org/2026-draft-b...
Raeside gets it. Most people do! Why doesn’t city council and the province? #yyj #DefundVicPD www.timescolonist.com/opinion/adri...
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Raeside gets it. Most people do! Why doesn’t city council and the province? #yyj #DefundVicPD www.timescolonist.com/opinion/adri...
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"At least four people were killed by police in Canada in October 2025. This means that at least 76 people have been killed by cops so far this year."
Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in October 2025 | The Media Co-op mediacoop.ca/node/119326
Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in October 2025 | The Media Co-op mediacoop.ca/node/119326
Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in October 2025
At least four people were killed by police in Canada in October 2025. This means that at least 76 people have been killed by cops so far this year. At least eight people were killed in police actions ...
mediacoop.ca
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"At least four people were killed by police in Canada in October 2025. This means that at least 76 people have been killed by cops so far this year."
Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in October 2025 | The Media Co-op mediacoop.ca/node/119326
Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in October 2025 | The Media Co-op mediacoop.ca/node/119326
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There are higher priorities for 50$million Vancouver tax dollars.
Like, housing.
And schools.
And parks.
Like, housing.
And schools.
And parks.
Some breaking news: in a special Vancouver Police Board meeting only announced over the weekend, the police board has requested a $50 million increase to their budget for 2026.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
There are higher priorities for 50$million Vancouver tax dollars.
Like, housing.
And schools.
And parks.
Like, housing.
And schools.
And parks.
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Some breaking news: in a special Vancouver Police Board meeting only announced over the weekend, the police board has requested a $50 million increase to their budget for 2026.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Some breaking news: in a special Vancouver Police Board meeting only announced over the weekend, the police board has requested a $50 million increase to their budget for 2026.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
Libraries are closed on Sundays. We say “No more!” to ever expanding police budgets! #DefundVicPD and support community services! #yyj Defundvicpd.org
In Greater Victoria, residents made 3.5 million visits to libraries in 2024. Yet, provincial funding for libraries has remained unchanged for 15 years. #DefundVicPD and fund our libraries - We dont need new money! www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... #yyj
Comment: A small investment in libraries will yield big returns
Provincial funding for libraries has remained unchanged for 15 years, leaving local municipalities to shoulder rising costs.
www.timescolonist.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Libraries are closed on Sundays. We say “No more!” to ever expanding police budgets! #DefundVicPD and support community services! #yyj Defundvicpd.org
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If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
The big crime lie
Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?
noraloreto.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
In Greater Victoria, residents made 3.5 million visits to libraries in 2024. Yet, provincial funding for libraries has remained unchanged for 15 years. #DefundVicPD and fund our libraries - We dont need new money! www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... #yyj
Comment: A small investment in libraries will yield big returns
Provincial funding for libraries has remained unchanged for 15 years, leaving local municipalities to shoulder rising costs.
www.timescolonist.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
In Greater Victoria, residents made 3.5 million visits to libraries in 2024. Yet, provincial funding for libraries has remained unchanged for 15 years. #DefundVicPD and fund our libraries - We dont need new money! www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... #yyj
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the police are defunding us
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October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
the police are defunding us
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$22k for the VicPD to have a party. Is this why they’re asking for another $11M next year? More party money? We demand better! #DefundVicPD #yyj
VicPD held a party for their outgoing and incoming chiefs this summer at Government House. They talked repeatedly about how much work it was, and the event seemed strange, so I FOI'd the costs. They spent $22,015 in public money on this event. 🧵 www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/vicpd-p... #yyj #cdnfoi
VicPD parties at Government House for $22,000 — Needs More Spikes
This summer, VicPD used its bottomless budget to throw a party for their outgoing and incoming chiefs. Via FOI, we now know that event cost $22,015.
www.needsmorespikes.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
$22k for the VicPD to have a party. Is this why they’re asking for another $11M next year? More party money? We demand better! #DefundVicPD #yyj
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Life-saving and life-affirming services and initiatives I care about are in funding crises. Learn more about the ever-increasing police budget in @victoria.ca. Compare police priorities with your vision for the world. Policing poverty & the consequences of punitive social policy is a choice.
VicPD announced they’re asking for a $90 million budget next year, up $11 million, or 14%, from 2025. Compared to just five years ago, that’s a $31 million, 52% increase. Outrageous! #DefundVicPD
What would you do for the community with an extra $11M?
defundvicpd.org/2026-draft-b...
What would you do for the community with an extra $11M?
defundvicpd.org/2026-draft-b...
2026 Draft Budget
VicPD announced they’re asking for a $90 million budget next year, up $11 million, or 14%, from 2025. Compared to just five years ago, that’s a $31 million, 52% increase. Jump to Template Letter Vi…
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October 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Life-saving and life-affirming services and initiatives I care about are in funding crises. Learn more about the ever-increasing police budget in @victoria.ca. Compare police priorities with your vision for the world. Policing poverty & the consequences of punitive social policy is a choice.