Right now at city council’s finance committee, some of the councillors are balking at a Winnipeg Police Service request for more money to cover off the budget for 2021. #wpgpoli
This happened in part because the city - with a push from Mayor Bowman - gambled and lost on an effort to reduce the payments into the police pension.
The city has no option but to say yes.
Coun. Rollins wants to see other options but the chief says there are not any.