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Transparency advocates on police ‘culture of confidentiality and secrecy’

Transparency advocates on police ‘culture of confidentiality and secrecy’

A conversation with BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association's leaders about Vancouver top cops' claims to have no emails about Drug User Liberation Front before they raided — emails we later obtained in court.
20 Jul 2026
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‘A troubling trend’: Lawyer Zool Suleman on rising cop-immigration collaboration

Everyday contact with police, such as transit fare-checks, is getting migrants reported to the feds. Why this expert finds De Facto’s newly revealed data ‘disturbing’
14 May 2026

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