In 2026, the Smiths Falls Police Service asked residents to complete a public survey to help shape its new Strategic Plan. People took part expecting their answers would be made public.

They haven’t been. The complete survey results were provided to the Police Services Board by the consultant — but not released to the public. What residents have seen is a summary inside the draft plan, which states the survey shows “a strong preference for maintaining a local police service.” Residents who took part have formally questioned whether the full data supports how it’s been characterized. The only way to know is to see the complete results.

This isn’t an unusual request. The Board’s own strategic-plan policy requires it to publish the plan and to weigh community expectations drawn from the consultation and satisfaction surveys. And a resident has already asked the Board, on the record, to “release the full survey results provided by the consultant, including all quantitative data.” (Sept. 29, 2026 Board agenda.)

We are not asking for anything that doesn’t already exist. The results are finished, delivered, and paid for with public money. We are asking the Board to show them to the people who provided them.

We call on the Smiths Falls Police Services Board to:

Publicly release the complete survey results provided by the consultant — all quantitative data and the anonymized open-ended responses;
Post them where the draft Strategic Plan is posted, so residents can compare the raw data against how it is summarized; and
Defer final approval of the Strategic Plan until the complete results are public and accurately represented.

Sign if you took the survey — or if you believe the people who did deserve to see what they said.

Sources: SFPS Police Services Board agenda, Sept. 29, 2026 (public correspondence); SFPS draft Strategic Plan 2026–2029; PSB strategic-plan policy AI-001SFPSB (publication + consultation requirements); Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019. Everything here is checkable.