LONDON, ONT. The London Police Service (LPS) will not be defunded anytime soon, as neither city council nor the police board feel empowered to make significant funding changes. On Thursday, London Police Services Board (LPSB) members said nothing about emails calling for the defunding of police to begin in the 2021 municipal budget, except for a written response from Chair Dr. Javeed Sukhera. As we are aware, the city has committed to a four year budget cycle, the next LPS budget will be prepared in 2022, which means public engagement will begin in 2021, read Dr. Sukhera from his memorandum. City hall’s next four-year budget is for the years 2024 to 2027.