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WPCH is a community-centred police abolitionist group committed to defunding the WPS and reallocating resources to life-sustaining services. winnipegpolicecauseharm.org

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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The question goes unanswered but we can tell you: the police
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Opinion: Who does Manitoba’s police watchdog represent?
Cassity Delvenne, a 24-year-old Indigenous woman, was arrested by the Brandon Police Service (BPS) and charged with impaired driving and resisting arrest on June 12.
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The latest @crackdownpod.bsky.social episode goes in depth about the formation and ineffectiveness of oversight bodies like Manitoba’s IIU
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Episode 58: Toothless Tiger — Crackdown Podcast
Cops kill people. They hurt people. They sexually assault people. And when they do, there’s a whole system that’s supposed to hold them accountable, but it barely works. On Episode 58, Garth and Sam...
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Police reform doesn’t work
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Manitoba police charged in 2% of fatal incidents since 2015
Independent Investigations Unit in Manitoba charged two per cent of police officers involved in fatal incidents according to IJF.
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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 30/07/2026
9) Winnipeg police criticized for “reconciliation” cruiser with Indigenous art It was launched a month ago amid anti-drug sweeps that disproportionately affected Indigenous locals indiginews.com/winnipeg/win...
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Winnipeg police unveil a ‘reconciliation’ police cruiser — but critics are unimpressed
Force says the police car emblazoned with Indigenous art not for enforcement but education. Advocates say the gesture is ‘uncomfortable’ and ‘unsettling’ — especially amidst a drug-use crackdown they ...
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Tom Brodbeck has come a long way and has a long way to go.
A screenshot of this text with the final word crossed out: “That is particularly important because the city’s addiction crisis is not going to be solved by police enforcement alone.”
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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We should consider getting a service you can call for help instead of harm.
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Winnipeg Police have killed again
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IIU Investigation – Officer involved shooting: C26-171585
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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
this story includes quotes from a business owner, police, a local homeowner, and someone from a non-profit. LITERALLY UNTHINKABLE to interview the people impacted, the people being CRACKED DOWN upon, the people who have nowhere to exist www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'It will help out the area,' Main Street store owner says of police presence amid clampdown on open drug use | CBC News
On the same day police announced a 10-day crackdown on open drug use, outreach workers were seen administering CPR to a person overdosing outside a Main Street convenience store.
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Winnipeg police are criminalising addiction and CBC platforms only them and their mayoral ally to claim the opposite
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10-day crackdown targets open drug use but not about 'criminalizing addiction': Winnipeg police | CBC News
Winnipeg police say they have had more than 100 "interactions" and made two dozen arrests since the service ramped up patrolling in areas of the city affected by open drug use and trafficking earlier ...
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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
the EPS is rotten from top to bottom
"The fact that a Canadian police service would go to learn about apartheid policing should, just on the face of it, shock Canadians," said Walby, who reviewed the documents. 
He added that Canada already has discriminatory policing for Black, Indigenous and other racialized people, but that the EPS appears to "want more of it," reflecting a "broader approach that mirrors what the Israeli police are doing."
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Clockwork: Winnipeg Police make claims with zero basis in fact in a fear-charged moment, Winnipeg Free Press uncritically reproduces them with no analysis or consideration of other opinions
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Hostage incident underscores need for 36 additional officers: deputy chief
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mycorhizal network communcation @furies.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
happy pride, remember how in 2018 there was a community probe done by pride winnipeg about how the people felt about the police and in presenting the data they omitted anything they felt was "extreme" without providing examples of how they decided what to omit
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Kieran Moolchan @heykieran.com · 22/05/2026
wpg transit operating budget: ~$250 million a year wpg police operating budget: ~$360 million a year one of these services moves tens of thousands of people around the city a safely a day, powering our economy and maximizing the value we get from our road infrastructure the other one is "free"
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
When you celebrate drug busts, you celebrate overdose deaths
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Main Street Project worries spike in Winnipeg overdoses will follow drug bust as supply's toxicity increases | CBC News
A Winnipeg outreach organization is worried a recent bust that swept off hundreds of kilograms of controlled substances from the streets left a gap in the drug supply that could put more people at ris...
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
That’s how you know it’s bad
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Critical Criminology @critcrim.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Winnipeg police. "He was then transported by ambulance to the St. Boniface Hospital for medical treatment, where he remains in a medically induced coma." www.iiumanitoba.ca/pdf/bulletin...
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
After identifying the remains of Leah Keeper who was missing for over two years, her family members and leaders from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs say that the police need to make changes when it comes to handling MMIWG2S+ cases.
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Leadership and Leah Keeper’s family say police need to make changes to MMIWG handling | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
What nefarious programs CSIS and RCMP are currently running will they ”regret“ decades from now?
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RCMP commissioner regrets Indigenous spying program that spanned over a decade | CBC News
The RCMP commissioner says he expresses sincere regret for an extensive spying program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people following a CBC Indigenous investigation.
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âpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We don't need more cops, we need more justice.
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Start the clock for the IIU’s form letter press release: “Following consideration of all the circumstances, the civilian director will not be authorizing charges. Therefore, no charges are recommended and the IIU investigation is now completed and closed.”
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
“A video recording from a civilian was also brought up, the video recording contradicts Pradinuk’s testimony, as you could not see brake lights, or an attempt to reverse. … [expert] did explain how files could become corrupt.” Which is more likely: video corruption or police corruption?
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Kieran Moolchan @heykieran.com · 11/03/2026
"appears to" "Police say" "new 'data'"
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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
you will find increased police surveillance, police power and police budgets
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
While it’s easy to believe body-worn cameras will increase police accountability, in practice they only entrench police power. They selectively withhold video when it helps them and turn them off to cover up their harms. No political body can be trusted to rein in this behaviour. See our handout.
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Winnipeg to test lipstick on a pig, and approve yet another massive police budget increase once it proves to be an overwhelming success at consolidating police impunity
winnipegfreepress.com
City police to test body-worn cameras in summer pilot program
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
WPCH and U of M Centre for Human Rights Research are hosting a free screening of No Visible Trauma on Tuesday, March 10, 6:30pm at Prairie Theatre Exchange, RSVP at www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-film-...
A poster for a free documentary screening of No Visible Trauma. “Who is responsible for holding the police accountable? No Visible Trauma exposes the Calgary Police Service's abuse of power and discusses the experiences of three individuals and their loved ones' ongoing fight for justice.”

When: Tuesday, March 10th, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Where: Prairie Theatre Exchange, 393 Portage Ave. #300
Admission: By donation

Doors 6PM
Film 6:30 PM
Community Discussion 8:30 PM

Mask-required event
Wheelchair-accessible venue
Snacks, drinks, and masks provided


There are the logos for WPCH and U of M Centre for Human Rights Research and a QR code.
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Is it standard journalist practice to only interview police and apologists for a story like this? (Notice Cormier’s “we” identification) Police always demand more gear, more money, more training but their violence is ceaseless. What prevents their murderous tyranny is reduced contact with people.
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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I was back in court today for the Eishia Hudson inquest, and it's bothering me that Winnipeg Police counsel was not pronouncing Eishia's name correctly. Such a simple sign of respect is too much to give an Indigenous youth, even in death.
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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I wonder if the Free Press will report the testimony of Renee Good’s killers in this way
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“Dreger told the inquest that liquor store thefts at the time were heightened and sometimes resulted in violence against employees and bystanders.” Implication: therefore, murdering Eishia Hudson was justified. Don’t believe their lies
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Inquest into fatal police shooting of 16-year-old hears from officer | CBC News
Details about the events leading up to a fatal police shooting were put into focus on the second day of an inquest into the shooting of Eishia Hudson, 16, following a vehicle chase in Winnipeg.
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K Bee @kbee31.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
They admit it every time they call one of "the bad ones" a "bad apple." Yes, that's the point of the saying: one bad apple ruins the whole bunch.
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Daddy Killingham makes a waffling comment that this should enhance our trust: “the vast, vast majority, almost all of our police officers, I believe, are good men and women” Pursaga ends with this: “Bostock was on the force for more than 20 years before he was charged and eventually fired.”
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Mayor commends police chief for ‘rooting out’ corrupt officer
Mayor Scott Gillingham is hopeful that how the Winnipeg Police Service responded to a serious case of corruption within its ranks will help restore public trust. Elston Bostock, 49, a disgraced former...
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Robyn Maynard @policingblack.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
New levels of impunity—like those the admin is trying to establish after these ICE executions — is alarming and ought to be opposed! But don’t forget that even when police ARE investigated, impunity is still the norm. consequences are highly rare. Taking away power and funding far more impactful
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Robyn Maynard @policingblack.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Training will never address the violence at the heart of policing. ICE is policing. The abolition of organized state violence is a fundamental necessity for any emancipatory path forward.
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Extrajudicial police killings are not an anomaly, they’re part of how policing functions. @harshawalia.bsky.social is sharing excellent analysis, as always. #AbolishICE #AbolishThePolice #AbolishTheRCMP #AbolishCBSA
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
This does nothing to end police impunity, and in fact shores up the reputation of the Winnipeg Police through the misguided “bad apples” paradigm. Policing is the problem, not individual actors.
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Disgraced Winnipeg police officer sentenced to 7 years in prison | CBC News
Former Winnipeg police officer Elston Bostock was sentenced on Friday, after pleading guilty to a long list of crimes that include selling drugs to friends and other officers and corruption offences.
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
This chipper commentary does a disservice to people harmed by Winnipeg Police, or died by their actions, and Bike Winnipeg’s Mark Cohoe calls it “a nice idea”. But why not ask: what happened to the bicycle unit that hounded Critical Mass out of existence years ago? Cohoe should know this history.
winnipegfreepress.com
Police looking to be wheely fast on electric bikes
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Police “Reforms” You Should Always Oppose — @prisonculture.bsky.social
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Brandon police partner with mental health clinicians to transform crisis response | CBC News
Brandon police responding to sensitive mental health emergencies now have a new partner on the ground — professional mental health clinicians. They are part of a new Crisis Response Unit designed to c...
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
This will kill people www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorize...
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Manitoba to allow intoxicated people to be detained for longer periods, premier says
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is planning to extend the amount of time highly intoxicated people can be detained beyond the current 24 hours. Premier Wab Kinew says the NDP government will...
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
lmao. see, people hate on "defund the police" because both political parties dragged it, but they still support what it actually means
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Tim Runtz @timruntz.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Remember when Matt Wiebe promised "These new (officers) will reduce demands on police resources and will significantly improve (the) ability to stop dangerous people from hurting Manitobans"? Spending on criminalization only leads to more spending on criminalization.
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Feb 2024: Transit safety team trained, equipped and ready to roll
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Remember when Gillingham assured us all that his new security team was going to somehow fix issues of transit safety? Once again, its the WPS and its already gigantic budget ($353M in 2025, $370M in 2026) that benefits from the catastrophic failures of criminalization. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Winnipeg police to patrol bus routes, shelters and stations, amid violent crime concerns | CBC News
Winnipeg Transit users will see more police officers along bus routes and in transit facilities starting this week, a measure the city says will help passengers and drivers feel safer amid rising numb...
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Of COURSE Gillingham's "Community Safety Team" is being weaponized for fare enforcement. This was never about community safety - and steals money that could be used to actually improve it (including through improving transit service). www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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City expands bus fare enforcement
Winnipeg’s mayor said Friday that fare enforcement has been stepped up, primarily to increase safety. “While recovering lost revenue matters, the top priority is building a culture of safety and respe...
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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm @wpgpoliceharm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Another killer cop exonerated, entirely based on the account of his partner. The killer didn't speak to investigators or provide notes/reports, which ASIRT described as his "right of silence." Afolabi was afford no rights at all. He was executed within seconds. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'No reasonable grounds' to charge Winnipeg officer who shot and killed international student: Alberta watchdog | CBC News
Nearly two years after a 19-year-old Nigerian international student was shot and killed by a Winnipeg police officer during a mental health crisis, Alberta's police watchdog says there are "no reasona...
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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
A good reminder that Community Connections was killed by Scott Gillingham and Evan Duncan not for failing, but for succeeding at something they didn’t want — making Millennium Library more welcoming to, and a better service for, poor and marginalized Winnipeggers. They *want* to push people away.
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hyperbolbri @astrobri.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
More Security guards wouldn't have helped ANY of these situations. Any actual obvious preventative measures have been ignored, as has the Library union and community groups desperately calling for the Community Connections space in the lobby to be reopened (closed due to being... too successful?)
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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Gillingham, for his part, remains unapologetic. Just incredible the way he can jump to policing as a solution after one death in the library, but we have to withhold judgement and blame with this one.
In an email Monday, Gillingham said he would focus on
"continuing to work with (CUPE) to improve safety at all city facilities."
"Without knowing (the man's) circumstances, it wouldn't be right to speculate about what might have made a difference.... As we plan for future redesigns of the library, we'll look for ways to make it safer while still ensuring it works for the staff and customers who use it every day," he said.
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