TAKE ACTION! END CORRUPTION AND FUND THE CITY
In the wake of a corruption scandal, linking Toronto Police Services to data breaches, organized crime, drug trafficking and murder plots, TPS is set to receive a budget increase of $93.8 million dollars.
The budget committee has tied Toronto to 5 consecutive years of increased funding for the police as crime falls and corruption reins, even as everyday Torontonians struggle to make ends meet, and essential city services are shuttered and underfunded.
Toronto’s police budget is made up of a staggering 90% in salaries including officers who are suspended with pay. Tax payer funds go towards police propaganda supporting budget increases all while Torontonians struggle to house, feed and care for themselves.
The members of this committee have failed in fulfilling their fiduciary duties, and ethical responsibility towards the residents of Toronto. This lack of accountability must be addressed. Torontonians deserve answers, transparency and a liveable city for all.
Budget request sailed through with no questions “ Shelley Carroll, the new chair of the Toronto Police Service Board, said the board budget was levelled very responsibly”. Amber Morely and Lily Cheng are the City’s representatives on the Toronto Police Services Board
Torontonians are navigating a cost of living crisis, housing crisis, extreme weather, and underfunded essential services.
The police budget increases year after year, without meaningful contributions to public safety, rampant corruption, and lack of transparency.
The police budget committee owes Torontonians answers re: bloated police budgets, and their lack of commitment to questioning the budget and creating a tiny air of accountability
DEMANDS
We demand the members of Council who sit on the City’s Budget Committee answer for their lack of interrogation on Toronto’s Police Budget Lines. The role of Council is to ensure the budget is allocated meticulously, and answer for this failure.
We demand that funding be restored and prioritized in our City’s crumbling public service, instead of funding corruption
The police budget is currently more than the budget lines for all the following essential city services combined; Shelters, Recreation, Public Health, Long Term Care, Children's Services, Social Development and more.
Join the struggle to demand supports—not police.
Another Toronto is a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to a Toronto that supports communities, not police. We first came together with a Month of Action in January 2022 to oppose John Tory’s increase to the Toronto police budget.
About
Another Toronto first came together as a campaign coalition with members from organizations that have included Butterfly, No Pride in Policing, Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction, Bloordale Community Response, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Toronto, Trans Bisexual Lesbian Gay Asexual at York, Policing-Free Schools, No One Is Illegal Toronto, Doctors for Defunding Police, and Jane-Finch Action Against Poverty.
Current Coalition members include members of Bloordale Community Response, Toronto Street Medics, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), No More Silence, and Jane-Finch Action Against Poverty.
Current Campaigns
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Stop the Protest Bubble Zones
The protest by-law would restrict where protests are allowed, potentially making it illegal to hold a protest near any school, hospital, child-care centre, or place of worship.
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Taking aim at the 2026 Police Budget
Interested in ward-based organizing against the 2026 police budget? Sign up to our mailing list and check in soon for more details.
Past Campaigns & Events
