All these residents writing to the editor to complain about taxes funding free community events and a pay raise for councillors are somehow unaware that most of the city’s funds go to the police department.

#yyj #yyjpoli friends, come hang out with the newly formed Victoria Progressive Electors, a group of socialist comrades organizing for a better Victoria! I'll be taking tix @ the door. Tomorrow (Thurs May 21), 7-9 PM, The Mint downtown. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements about VPE....

it's for communists. get the fuck out

Posting this one for all the ppl who want cops in schools: “Kayiatos was previously involved in the Greater Victoria Police Foundation’s police camp for youth.” #yyj #defundVicPD

“5.06 per cent of the ­overall tax hike of 7.28 per cent is the increase in police spending” #yyj #DefundVicPD

The police budget saw a meagre 2 officers of 24 new ones get cut and Gardiner demanded the cops get even more. But she’s also mad about property tax increases. How do you expect to pay for all the cops you want, Councillor Gardiner? Is it through service cuts? Be honest now #yyj

Recently, VicPD functionally shut down access to information about how they're continuing to use police cars to hit people. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/vicpd-s...

"Council’s motion identified concerns [...] regarding misinformation and the potential misuse of AI-generated content." side note: why did the Vancouver Police Board even need to employ AI when generating this low-lift tweet. are the handful of brain cells over there on paid leave?

All this for someone suspected of stealing food.

“The proposed change is buried in the 2026 spring economic update, on page 145 of … 167… “’In the Spring Economic Update 2026, the government proposes to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act to enable law enforcement to lawfully search and seize mail as authorized under an Act of Parliament….’”

"Remember when council voted to hire 24 officers instead of 26? What if we did 26." Motion failed, with only Alto and Gardiner backing. I saw Manak isn't going to run for mayor. Good, but Alto has staked out the pro-police line anyway. There's room for a progressive candidate, hopefully!

Sometimes we can have nice things #DefundvicPD #yyj www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...

Residents like this? We know that a majority of submissions during the budget did not - so where is Coleman getting this information?

The VicPD really wants your feedback through this public survey. That’s why the survey is open for a total of…3 days… cheknews.ca/vicpd-launch... #DefundVicPD #yyj

Next we will paying for officers to attend training on how to write AI prompts. ⬇️🚨

DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN 🏳️‍⚧️ #art #tdov #transart

VicPD announces they "will no longer provide traffic control or related police resources for the street portion" of weekly marches for Palestine in #yyj VicPD stopping "to protect the health and well‑being of its officers." This topic comes up in criticism of VicPD's budget. Not touched on here.

Stand in solidarity with the anti-fascist #NOKINGS demonstrations throughout the United States. Rally & march - Sat March 28th, Noon, Centennial Square #VictoriaBC. More details on FB www.facebook.com/events/26304... #yyj

Post from @defundvicpd.bsky.social on the International Day Against Police Brutality. "The police do not prevent or resolve violence, but rather they cause it. Many of VicPD’s responses to incidents include violence or the threat of violence." defundvicpd.org/2026/03/15/i... #yyj

“Whether you write in to council, organize with your local PAC against police in schools, organize abolitionist book clubs, events, or gatherings, your involvement helps to progress this community movement forward.” defundvicpd.org/2026/03/15/i... #yyj #defundVicpd

Former top cop Del Manak for Mayor? No thanks!

That’s literally your job Marg. People elected you to make decisions, not the cops #DefundVicPD #yyj

Wins & updates from Victoria’s budget discussions, March 3, 2026: defundvicpd.org/2026/03/05/w... #yyj #defundVicPD

This is exactly the type of thing council should be doing, taking away $200k that would have gone to the police budget increase and funding rent supplements. Great! But as of now, the draft budget would still give VicPD 24 new officers (4 forced by the province) and an $11M budget lift to $90M. #yyj

Councillor Hammond hears from people daily that they want more police. I guess we need to email him more.

Loughton contd: Hearing consistent message from residents and neighbourhood associations with concerns that too much $ on symptoms of problem and not on the solutions. Our budget is heavily weighted to downstream right now, not enough on causes of crises.

Alto asks staff where we're at now. Staff: Assuming the police number is confirmed and the math is correct, we are at 7.28% tax lift. Police portion is 5.06%, with City at 2.22%.

Now that Council's adjourned, I'll say here what I didn't say out loud: any criticism of what's being called the "defund the police" movement WITHOUT mentioning the murder of George Floyd as its catalyst is willful negligence on the part of anybody who has a public platform. Ahistorical bullshit.

Re-upping this to encourage people to flip back and forth between the images, so you can see how much more VicPD is redacting compared to just one year before. They are withholding far, far more information than they used to, making it increasingly hard to subject them to scrutiny through FOI. #yyj

Can’t stress enough that it’s actually extremely economically beneficial for everybody in a community if fewer people overdose and die

“It serves VicPD’s interests, not the public’s, to release text justifying their officers’ actions, while not releasing any text about what they did.” #DefundVicPD #yyj www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/vicpd-s...

VicPD asks for even more money, but 98% of submissions to the city oppose increase defundvicpd.org/2026/02/21/w... #yyj #deFundVicpd

This location is absolutely baffling If anyone has ever heard of a police training centre in downtown retail/hospitality space in any other city please let me know www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Wilson: talking about community safety and well-being plan drafted by city, police, business groups etc. "Vicpd is one part of that broader well-being framework." (then rattles off a list of things police keep saying they don't want to be involved in, but which they insert themselves into)

There’s a #vicpdboard meeting at 5:00 pm. Will follow along. They didn’t post their agenda in advance (they’ve met that legal requirement 1/3 of the time). Things they may discuss: increasing their 2026 budget request; no charges for officer who shot and killed a man in 2021 without warning. #yyj 🧵

VicPD asks for even more money, but 98% of submissions to the city oppose increase defundvicpd.org/2026/02/21/w... #yyj #deFundVicpd

You made your voices heard folks, way to go! Keep it up: DefundVicPD.org #yyj #Defundvicpd

Stream 1 highlights 1. police budget increase, with 98% of 208 mentions opposed 2. housing initiatives, with 99% of 106 mentions support 3. property tax increase, with 98% of 89 mentions opposed 4. arts, culture, events decrease with 99% of 76 mentions opposed

Oh good, Councillor Hammond is getting lots of emails saying reduce the police budget. He might want to listen - there’s an election in October.

Back in open, and Mayor Alto has introduced Elizabeth Cull the police board Finance Chair, who is intro'ing the Director of Finance and Police Chief.

Defund the police to find revenue for community safety? Not on Premier Eby’s watch! Cops don’t keep people safe.

journalists must fact check every statement police make

Just shocking bullshit at the Chamber of Commerce. On the one hand, the "CEO" of the Chamber, John Wilson, wants to cut taxes. On the other hand, he and the new police chief want to increase police funding. Funding for the dept has increased by 30% over 5 years or so.

Get yourself a mayor that pushes back. PS Victoria has the highest per capita policing cost in BC www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

yes, @defundvicpd.bsky.social and i follow eachother yes this is on purpose yes this is a matter of policy alto needs to get her head on a swivel in case i show up i am very persistent and there's not much left the world can make me feel ashamed about so long i know as i'm speaking with my heart

Huh, so cities DON'T have to write a blank cheque for their police forces. @defundvicpd.bsky.social check this out.

I was just reminded that 2 years ago I wrote about the Toronto Police, union and chief, fear mongering in an effort to intimidate mayor and council to increase their budget (it worked).

oh, you rascals

Congratulations to everyone who pushed this awful policy. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/h...