Winnipeg Police Cause Harm is a community-centred police abolitionist group committed to defunding the Winnipeg Police Service and reallocating resources to life-sustaining services.
Buying new toys for police not only does nothing for safety; it actively endangers migrants, as targeted reforms to immigration law push greater numbers of people to attempt desperate passages.
The fact that Bowers was even considered for such a position remains extremely telling given that he has been the one of the top proponents of anti-sex work policing in Winnipeg.
In 2025 alone, the city’s direct funding of police will increase by $15.1 million per year, followed by another increase in 2026 of $16.6 million per year.