Civilian review to present list of 37 recommendations to a Board of Police Commissioners meeting Wednesday
An independent review of Halifax municipality and police action during the August 2021 evictions of homeless encampments that turned violent says they made mistakes in their handling of the incident and should issue an apology. Police attend a protest after the city removed tents and small shelters for homeless people in Halifax on Aug. 18, 2021.
The civilian review conducted by a team of Toronto-based lawyers was commissioned by Halifax in spring 2023, and came with 37 recommendations that will be presented to a Board of Police Commissioners meeting Wednesday. The recommendations include calls for Halifax and its police force to publicly acknowledge flaws in the decision-making process that led to the encampment eviction and publicly apologize for those errors. The report also urges the city to keep designating public spaces to be used as homeless encampments.
More than a hundred protesters clashed with police on Aug. 18, 2021 as city officials forcibly cleared a homeless encampment downtown, with several demonstrators pepper sprayed and arrested. The review says Halifax Regional Police should review and revise its sensory irritant policy to ensure that only “properly trained” officers carry pepper spray.progressive and compassionate” approach taken to homeless encampments since that day.
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