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Mayor Jim Watson is sticking with a plan drawn up by Ottawa police brass in response to gun violence, rather than asking Queen’s Park to provide backup.
Responding to an opinion piece in the Ottawa Sun co-authored by Senator Vern White, Watson was cool to the former police chief’s idea of asking the province to send money for more police resources.
“If we’re going after the province, every other municipality is going to want money, too,” Watson said Wednesday at city hall.
“I’m not sure exactly what program we’d apply for, but I’m satisfied our chief has the plan that makes the most sense.”
Watson pointed to the addition of 75 new officers to the police force over three years as an increased investment in law enforcement and public safety.
White, the former Ottawa police chief, and retired staff sergeant Patrick Walsh called on the province to provide more funding to help local police fight gun and gang crime.
Ottawa-Orléans MPP Marie-France Lalonde is Ontario’s minister of community safety, overseeing policing in the province.
The ministry is “always willing to work closely with our partners in Ottawa on improved community safety,” Lalonde’s office said in a written statement.
“While the government does not direct nor interfere with local police operational decisions, including staffing levels, the province does support a variety of local community safety and wellbeing projects through grants like the Safer and Vital Communities grant and Community Policing Partnerships program.”
The province has provided the Ottawa Police Service with $80 million since 2003, according to Lalonde’s office.
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Responding to an opinion piece in the Ottawa Sun co-authored by Senator Vern White, Watson was cool to the former police chief’s idea of asking the province to send money for more police resources.
“If we’re going after the province, every other municipality is going to want money, too,” Watson said Wednesday at city hall.
“I’m not sure exactly what program we’d apply for, but I’m satisfied our chief has the plan that makes the most sense.”
Watson pointed to the addition of 75 new officers to the police force over three years as an increased investment in law enforcement and public safety.
White, the former Ottawa police chief, and retired staff sergeant Patrick Walsh called on the province to provide more funding to help local police fight gun and gang crime.
Ottawa-Orléans MPP Marie-France Lalonde is Ontario’s minister of community safety, overseeing policing in the province.
The ministry is “always willing to work closely with our partners in Ottawa on improved community safety,” Lalonde’s office said in a written statement.
“While the government does not direct nor interfere with local police operational decisions, including staffing levels, the province does support a variety of local community safety and wellbeing projects through grants like the Safer and Vital Communities grant and Community Policing Partnerships program.”
The province has provided the Ottawa Police Service with $80 million since 2003, according to Lalonde’s office.
jwilling@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JonathanWilling
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