TrueBlue Vancouver on policing: strong funding, no defunding, consequences for repeat crime
TrueBlue Vancouver rejects calls to defund the police and would maintain strong police funding, staffing and training. It supports independent investigation of serious misconduct, would use community services only for non-criminal issues, and would keep consequences for serious and repeat offenders.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND POLICING · PAGES 26 TO 28
Police Funding, Accountability and Upstream Causes of Crime: what the 2026 Full Election Platform says
TrueBlue Vancouver's policing section is built on what it calls strong police funding. The party rejects what it calls defund-the-police rhetoric and would make sure officers have the staffing, training and resources it says they need to keep Vancouver safe. It would use community services for suitable non-criminal issues, and says these should never replace police where public safety, violence, crime or serious disorder is involved.
On police conduct, TrueBlue would support officers who serve lawfully and professionally, and it would make sure that credible allegations of serious misconduct are investigated independently. On the causes of crime, the party would deal with addiction, homelessness and youth crime through treatment, prevention and intervention, while keeping consequences for serious and repeat offenders. Its policy on police liaison officers in schools is listed in the schools section.
Council approves the police budget, but the Vancouver Police Board directs the police department. A council could fund more officers and still leave decisions on how they are deployed to the board. Courts, sentencing and criminal law are outside city control. The police-in-schools policy, listed in the schools section, would also need the School Board. The platform gives no figure for police staffing or the police budget.
4 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
Non-police-based public safety
TrueBlue would use community services for appropriate non-criminal issues, but says they should never replace police when public safety, violence, crime or serious disorder is involved.
- Who has the power
- City, with others Council funds city outreach and community services, while the Vancouver Police Board directs how police respond.
Police funding
The party rejects what it calls defund-the-police rhetoric. It would maintain strong police funding and make sure officers have the staffing, training and resources needed to keep Vancouver safe.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council approves the police budget each year, while the Police Board decides how it is spent on staffing and training.
Police wrongdoing and accountability
TrueBlue would support officers who serve lawfully and professionally while making sure credible allegations of serious misconduct are independently investigated.
- Who has the power
- City, with others The Vancouver Police Board directs the department, and the platform does not name the body that would investigate.
Upstream causes of crime
The party would address addiction, homelessness and youth crime through treatment, prevention and intervention while maintaining consequences for serious and repeat offenders.
- Who has the power
- City, with others Treatment and health services are provincial and sentencing is for the courts, so the city can fund prevention and ask others for the rest.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about police funding, accountability and upstream causes of crime
Does TrueBlue Vancouver want to defund the police?
No. TrueBlue Vancouver says it rejects defund-the-police rhetoric. It would maintain strong police funding and make sure officers have the staffing, training and resources the party says are needed to keep Vancouver safe (platform, page 26).
What does TrueBlue Vancouver say about police misconduct?
The party would support officers who serve lawfully and professionally, and make sure credible allegations of serious misconduct are independently investigated (platform, page 27).
Would TrueBlue Vancouver send social workers instead of police?
TrueBlue would use community services for appropriate non-criminal issues. It says they should never replace police when public safety, violence, crime or serious disorder is involved (platform, page 26).
How would TrueBlue Vancouver deal with repeat offenders?
The party would keep consequences for serious and repeat offenders. It would also address addiction, homelessness and youth crime through treatment, prevention and intervention (platform, page 28).
Can Vancouver City Council control the police, as TrueBlue proposes?
Council approves the police budget, so it could keep police funding strong as TrueBlue wants. The Vancouver Police Board directs the department, and sentencing is decided by the courts (platform, pages 26 to 28).
ON THE BALLOT
The TrueBlue Vancouver candidates behind this
City Council
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
- TrueBlue Vancouver 2026 Full Election Platform, 49-page PDF SAYS SO ITSELFTrueBlue Vancouver · pages 26 to 28 · checked