Ottawa police budget vote delayed until Tuesday
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The Ottawa Police Services Board will reconvene at 3 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the 2022 budget. The board heard from dozens of delegations over the course of more than four hours Monday.
Fifty-five people were signed up to speak at the meeting. While some were not available, the board listened to hours of members of the public and community groups urging them to reject a planned $14 million budget increase in 2022.
Just before 9 p.m. Monday, the board decided to recess until Tuesday to continue the meeting.
While the meeting was going on, a group of demonstrators blocked an on-ramp to Highway 417, calling for a freeze of the Ottawa police budget.
The Ottawa Black Diaspora Coalition set up at the eastbound on-ramp at Metcalfe near Isabella Street.
