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A Halifax committee tasked with defining what it means to defund the police has released its final report: a 219-page document that recommends numerous reforms and reimagines our communities’ relationship with law enforcement. Last week, committee chairperson El Jones presented the report to Halifax’s Board of Police Commissioners. While the document doesn’t recommend a specific amount of money to be cut, it takes an in-depth look at shifting some responsibilities away from police — namely sexual assault reporting and responses to mental health crises. Today, Jones walks us through the report’s rethink of how to keep
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