Official Opposition leader Peter Bevan-Baker made a pitch during debate in the P.E.I. "In many parts of our country, and indeed around the world, there are discussions about redirecting funding from law enforcement to community services," Bevan-Baker said. (Brian McInnis/CBC)"When did the police become front-line mental health workers," Bevan-Baker asked the province's Justice Minister Bloyce Thompson. "I believe that police officers are not mental health experts and it shouldn't be police officers doing mental health checks," Thompson responded. Expert hired, vehicles purchasedHe referred to a commitment the PCs made in their 2019 election platform to fast-track the funding and deployment of mobile mental health response teams, as a measure "that will possibly address some of these issues on these mental health checks" involving police.

Source: CBC News June 10, 2020 00:33 UTC