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All of his interviews on the Early Edition with Stephen Quinn.
This story here: ehttps://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouver-mayor-cant-answer-how-5m-for-task-force-barrage-was-approved/
Vancouver mayor can’t answer how $5M for ‘Task Force Barrage’ was approved
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is sidestepping questions on how the budget for a $5-million task force aimed at cracking down on the Downtown Eastside was approved.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I disagree. There are plenty of stories/interviews that show the opposite.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We follow CP style which requires to us to write per cent instead of percent
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Maloney is asking Chief Rai how much it costs to investigate traffic fatalities. Rai says it's as much or more as a homicide.
November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Montague asks if firefighters have wait for police for any calls. Chief Fry says they do due to safety.
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Rai says they’ve spent almost 2 million staffing protests.
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
SKY asking what we learned from this. Rai says to be blunt you fund police you get a safe community. He says they need to get partners in line. He says they’re policing health care right now.
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Sim says he wants to be respectful and did a cost break down of 1,200 lives saved from overdoses which cost around $5,000 per person. Says there is no cost you can put on someone’s life.
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sim says he admits roll out of barrage was bumpy.
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Rai says budget has remained stable at around 19/20 per cent.
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Rai says public safety drives the economy.
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rai says no one is holding accountable the service providers on the DTES and vpd has to step in.
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rai says they’ve seized thousands of drug packets in DTES. Says attempted murders down 33 per cent. Robberies down 44 per cent.
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Rai says they just completed an audit on overtime. It was just submitted to the board. Rai says they have good practices around OT.
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Rai says policing on DTES needs to be sustainable. He’s talking about the importance of district 5, the new district for this area. Says it requires respectful service. Says they won’t have to come back to council for extra costs.
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM