Smith made international headlines when two videos of him displaying aggressive behaviour went viral and were featured on TMZ in 2020. Winnipeg Police, however, referred all questions regarding the Cool 2B Kind campaign back to the Winnipeg Police Association. The Premier and her office were not involved in determining who would attend the event.”The Winnipeg School Division likewise declined comment and directed PressProgress to the police union. “He bullied me and he bullied the woman in that TMZ video. The Winnipeg School Division recently ended their School Resource Officer program citing budget cuts following advocacy from community groups like Police Free Schools Winnipeg and the Police Accountability Coalition.

Source: CBC News November 24, 2022 21:58 UTC