It will take resolution by the government to force through amalgamation of municipal forces.
It’s been speculated that the appointment of Surrey-Guildford MLA Garry Begg as solicitor general could mean David Eby’s new government is leaning toward the creation of a provincial police force.
The ongoing disputes between Victoria and Esquimalt over funding and staffing for their joint municipal force is further evidence of the need for change. Indeed, the existence of four separate, uncoordinated municipal forces in Greater Victoria is all the proof needed that reforms are long overdue. One consequence of this massively overlaid bureaucracy became clear during the January 2022 truckers’ protest in Ottawa. Hundreds of vehicles, many blasting loud horns far into the night, blocked downtown streets for several weeks as the police stood by and did nothing.
So no, the creation of a provincial police force in B.C. is far from a guaranteed solution to the confused system we already have. Then retain the rural RCMP detachments. It would be a huge logistical problem to replace all 127 with provincial police forces.
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