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People’s Agenda: Will we spend less on police?

Join us on April 8 from noon to 1 pm for a discussion on concerns related to policing in Edmonton, and what the mayor and councillors to be elected this fall can and should do about it.

Host Chris Chang-Yen Phillips will tee up the conversation with Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force member Rob Houle. Then we’ll invite you to join in a deeper discussion of the issues.

This is the fifth in a series of conversations prompted by the People’s Agenda, a document we are compiling based on the responses to this question: What key issue do you want the candidates to talk about as they compete for votes in the 2021 municipal election, and why?

A number of responses sent in by readers so far have coalesced around concerns about policing in the city. The people want to know whether candidates will be willing to defund or decrease funding for the police. Most who prioritized this item want to redirect some or all of the police budget to social services and community support; a few said it was important to maintain police funding. The people want to feel heard.

Closed captioning will be available. Taproot will cover the events, but we will not quote you by name without your permission.

Candidates are welcome, but please take the opportunity to listen rather than to campaign.

The series continues throughout April:

• April 15: Will we house everyone?
• April 22: Will we act on climate change?
• April 29: Will we build our city intelligently?

Apr 8, 2021 12:00 PM in Edmonton