Second Session, 42nd Parliament (2021)

Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act

Virtual Meeting

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Issue No. 25

ISSN 2563-4372

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Membership

Chair:

Doug Routley (Nanaimo–North Cowichan, BC NDP)

Deputy Chair:

Dan Davies (Peace River North, BC Liberal Party)

Members:

Garry Begg (Surrey-Guildford, BC NDP)


Rick Glumac (Port Moody–Coquitlam, BC NDP)


Trevor Halford (Surrey–White Rock, BC Liberal Party)


Karin Kirkpatrick (West Vancouver–Capilano, BC Liberal Party)


Grace Lore (Victoria–Beacon Hill, BC NDP)


Adam Olsen (Saanich North and the Islands, BC Green Party)


Harwinder Sandhu (Vernon-Monashee, BC NDP)


Rachna Singh (Surrey–Green Timbers, BC NDP)

Clerk:

Karan Riarh


CONTENTS

Deliberations


Minutes

Thursday, May 27, 2021

1:00 p.m.

Virtual Meeting

Present: Doug Routley, MLA (Chair); Dan Davies, MLA (Deputy Chair); Garry Begg, MLA; Rick Glumac, MLA; Trevor Halford, MLA; Karin Kirkpatrick, MLA; Adam Olsen, MLA; Harwinder Sandhu, MLA; Rachna Singh, MLA
Unavoidably Absent: Grace Lore, MLA
1.
The Chair called the Committee to order at 1:02 p.m.
2.
Resolved, that the Committee meet in camera to consider its review of policing and related systemic issues. (Trevor Halford, MLA)
3.
The Committee met in camera from 1:02 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
4.
The Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair at 2:30 p.m.
Doug Routley, MLA
Chair
Karan Riarh
Clerk to the Committee

THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021

The committee met at 1:02 p.m.

[D. Routley in the chair.]

Deliberations

D. Routley (Chair): I’ll call the meeting of the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act to order.

I acknowledge that I’m joining the meeting from the traditional territory of the Malahat First Nation with gratitude.

I’d invite any member to give me a motion to move this meeting in camera.

That has come from MLA Halford and seconded by MLA Sandhu.

Motion approved.

The committee continued in camera from 1:02 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

[D. Routley in the chair.]

D. Routley (Chair): Thank you, Members. Thank you for this meeting. It was very productive.

I’d ask for a motion to adjourn at this point.

From Harwinder and seconded by Dan.

Motion approved.

The committee adjourned at 2:30 p.m.