The call for British Columbia premier David Eby to defund the C-IRG in March 4 provincial budget

Published by Brent Patterson on February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

Stand.earth says:

“This March, B.C. Premier David Eby will be presenting the budget, giving him the perfect opportunity to defund and disband the Critical Response Unit (CRU-BC), formerly known as the Community-Industry Response Group.

The C-IRG became very well known for their violent policing of land defenders opposing the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline, the Trans Mountain Pipeline, and clearcut logging in Fairy Creek.

Sign this petition from our allies to add your voice so our Premier and his cabinet know we are demanding they defund and disband the CRU/C-IRG.”

And changecourse_ca has a “Call to action: Defund the CIRG!” — with the same petition link as noted above — that further notes:

“Use the link in our bio to send an email demanding the BC government defund the critical industry response group (CIRG.) CIRG is a racist policing body created specifically to protect resource extraction projects and industry, and criminalize Indigenous resistance. The BC budget is set to be released on March 4, take action today to tell @davidebybc to defund CIRG. Follow @abolishcirg to stay tuned!

Click the link in our bio to take action”