As #DefundThePolice becomes the rallying cry of recent protests, we take a brief look at the history of policing in Canada and BC, how police are governed in the province today and the possibility of reform going forward.

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Image: First Vancouver Police Department patrol wagon, 1908 by Stuart Thomson. Public domain via VPL

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