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I'm working one some new political features for you, but in the meantime, here is a quick #niagaravotes2018 #factcheck. Today, we look at the campaign literature of Niagara Falls regional councillor and @NiagRegPolice board chair Bob Gale. Here is the back of his flier. (Thread) 
One of the things to note is the police budget increases from 2003 to 2014 which he pegs at 14% to 30%, where as in his tenure as chair, it is much lower. This is true as far as it goes, but it lacks critical context.
One of the things to point out here is that in the early 2000s, the NRP expanded its size by hiring more officers. This was after years of either reductions or effective hiring freezes. There has been no comparable expansion in many years, naturally stabilizing budget growth.
