The "Downtown Ambassadors" are a public/private security force funded by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association and the City of Vancouver. In this video, a red-jacketed "ambassador" is caught in action in Gastown.
Vancouver's new Mayor Gregor Robertson has promised to scrap city funding for the program.
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