Second Session, 42nd Parliament (2021)

Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act

Virtual Meeting

Friday, May 28, 2021

Issue No. 26

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

Friday, May 28, 2021

3:00 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; Harwinder Sandhu, MLA; Rachna Singh, MLA
Unavoidably Absent: Grace Lore, MLA; Adam Olsen, MLA
1.
The Chair called the Committee to order at 3:05 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 3:05 p.m. to 3:52 p.m.
4.
The Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair at 3:52 p.m.
Doug Routley, MLA
Chair
Karan Riarh
Clerk to the Committee

FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021

The committee met at 3:05 p.m.

[D. Routley in the chair.]

Deliberations

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

I’ll note that I’m coming to the committee’s business from the traditional territories of the Malahat First Nation, with gratitude.

With that, I would ask for a motion to move the meeting in camera.

MLA Halford, seconded by MLA Sandhu.

Motion approved.

The committee continued in camera from 3:05 p.m. to 3:52 p.m.

[D. Routley in the chair.]

D. Routley (Chair): The meeting is now out of camera.

I would ask for a motion to adjourn the meeting.

From Rachna, seconded by Dan.

Motion approved.

The committee adjourned at 3:52 p.m.