And my proposal for the Department of Community Safety is one that was born out of my conversations with Rank and file officers have told me their frustration with signing up to join the police force to tackle serious crimes and then being asked to play the roles of mental health professionals and social workers. and fielding 200,000 mental health calls a year. And ultimately, my desire is for the police to be able to focus on those serious crimes, to be able to do … (07:44–08:06)
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