Halifax police board to follow up camp eviction report [Video]

The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) met for the first time Wednesday to discuss a 116-page independent review it requested. The review investigates what led to the Aug. 18, 2021 clash between protesters and police during the dismantling of a downtown tent encampment.

The report’s authors, two Toronto-based criminal defence lawyers, were not present at the BOPC meeting. Halifax Regional Chief of Police Don MacLean spent little time discussing the report publicly.

Instead, the board presented three recommendations in response to the report. They requested that Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Municipality both prepare reports that address the review’s findings. The also asked the board to create a working group, made up of three board members, including the chair, to come back with their own report.

“The municipality and Halifax Regional Police appreciate the work that went into this review and the opportunity it will give us to reflect on areas of improvement,” said Cathie O’Toole, Chief …