Bunch of cosplaying trust fund inheritors basking in the reflected glory of a war they would have been on the wrong side of.

I'd love to see Council getting more creative with revenue.
How bout some carrot-and-stick for commercial property owners killing small biz?
Carrot: you get a tax break for retaining local biz
Stick: you get that "for lease" sign that's been up for 24 months and counting down or you start paying.

I MEAN
We know, at minimum, Oak Bay PD operates with like 10 guys armed with whiffle bats, and it's not like there's a magical barrier around Foul Bay that criminals are repelled by or whatever the hell.

I'd also suggest that the province hasn't pursued the recommendation of the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act to pursue an amalgamated Greater Vic force, which would be much fairer for redistributing the tax burden of what is currently a disproportionate per capita policing body.

Esquimalt does, certainly. And usually gets attacked by Victoria for having the cojones to do so.

Happy to hear about 2023.

I don't think it's overly simplistic to point out that the largest cost overruns in the City's finances are coming from one department, and if the City really wants a property tax freeze, it is incumbent on that department to absorb a freeze as well.

I don't recollect this Council losing, as I don't recollect them trying to introduce a freeze, let alone a cut, to VicPD. Happy to be corrected on that.

I would also point out that the special Community Safety and Wellbeing plan was over and above the annual budget. That was all Council.

No, it's both. The City sets the budget. The police board can appeal to the director who is a provincial appointee, but it starts with the City.

These provisions are intended to ensure a minimum standard of policing is being met, not to allow a blank cheque for cops cashing in on $200,000/year OT because they realized protests are bankable.
It's high time the Solicitor General and the BC NDP explained why they aren't amending the Police Act.

I know, we suck.

There. I did $25 so if four people are bots you're covered.

These guys are cravin a good Hertz Doughnut

Stand your ground, freeze the police budget, and make as much noise in the media as possible so Victoria, the NDP's supposed stronghold, remembers which provincial government keeps overriding municipalities to overfund the cops.