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FOI request to VPD

  Jinhyuk Yang, Student Reporter  13398 104ave V3T 1V6 778-871-1525 Jinzo444@gmail.com   October 30,2022 Information and Privacy Coordinator Vancouver Police Department 3585 Graveley Street Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5K 5J5 Fax (604) 606-2622 foi@vpd.ca To whom it may concern,  This is an official request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, to hand over information related to, Complaints received from individuals who had experienced poor misconduct or mistreatment from Vancouver police officers spanning from the start of Covid-19 in February of 2020 till when the lock downs started to become less strict in December of 2021. If possible, please send me any electronic forms that pertains to this request to jinzo444@gmail.com.  If you have any questions at all, please send me an email or contact me at 778-871-1525. Thank you and please notify me once the information has been sent. Sincerely, Jinhyuk Yang I made this type of request in as in the last couple of

Child Labour: A Way Out of Poverty?

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Photo of a Mongolian Child working by ILO-Asia Pacific   When examining controversial and serious issues, many individuals have opinions that may differ with others. This is the case for Suhail Singh as his recent blog post reveals that the act of child labour should be legalized in the case of personal family matters. However, what Singh fails to take into account is the harsh realities of children in a working labour force as the mental and physical challenges that they may encounter can lead to tragedy.  Singh reveals in his blog post that children working in a struggling, family owned business should be legal as they can learn business experience at a young age that would prepare them for the future. This does not seem to be true however as the absence of school can actually lead to lower productivity in their future as they do not learn the necessary skills they would have if they were in school.  The life experiences they would learn from working is not comparab