An Ottawa city councillor is calling for a rethink of the police budget in the wake of widespread protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd. "I'm not calling for a reduction in broad-based funding, what I am calling for is a shift in that funding," Menard said. Calls are growing to defund the police following George Floyd's death in police custody. An Ottawa city councillor makes his case for scaling back funding to our police service. Mayor opposes move to defund policeMayor Jim Watson, however, appeared to criticize the councillor over his comments to defund the city's police service.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2020 17:46 UTC