Kash Heed

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Kash Heed
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Richmond City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office
2022

Heed was critical of the handling of the escape of Robbie Alkhalil from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre, saying on 26 July 2022: "I have never in my 32 years in policing, and my time since policing, seen such an inept investigation on a suspected murderer that has escaped from one of our secure institutions. I visited that institution, you just have to look at the incredible surveillance system that they have there, the quality of that system, and how could you not have images of individuals that assisted in that escape not available to the public. But you have photos taken off the internet, that are not even them, that you publish as accomplices to the escape? For you to get into the facility or anywhere near where some of the prisoners would be, especially some of these high risk prisoners, you will have gone through several surveillance systems or you ought to have gone through several surveillance systems, which would have captured your image. Alkhalil obviously had a well-planned escape plan, and who knows where he is right now, whether he is sitting low and waiting for things to calm down, or he's already made his way to another country. Will we ever know? I'm not sure. But do we have confidence that the investigation will lead us or give us the answers? No, I don't have the confidence in it." [20]

Municipal politics

Heed announced in August 2022 that he was standing for a seat on the Richmond City Council in that year's municipal elections. His bid was supported by councillor Derek Dang, and the two formed a joint slate as Richmond Rise; Heed also mulled standing for mayor in the future. [21] On October 15, 2022, Heed was elected to council, taking the last of eight seats. [22]

In February 2024, Heed put forth a motion alongside Councillor Laura Gillanders to consider implementing a supervised consumption site at Richmond Hospital. The proposal drew backlash from the community, with over 16,000 signing a petition against the construction of a consumption site. [23] The motion passed by a margin of 7–2; [24] however, Mayor Malcolm Brodie said that the city would not seek approval for a site. [25]

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