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Provincial police force concerns prompt ‘Keep Alberta RCMP’ campaign
The UCP government is continuing with plans to establish a provincial police force in Alberta, but concern is growing from several sides, including the union that represents the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.The provincial government’s Fair Deal Panel recommended the creation of a provincial police force last year, saying the RCMP has become too bureaucratically inflexible […]
RCMP union lobbies Alberta government to keep Mounties amid push for provincial force
The union representing RCMP officers is pressing the Alberta government to keep the force as it reviews whether to switch to a provincial service, arguing such a change would cost more with little benefit to the public.The National Police Federation has registered as a lobbyist and has launched a website called Keep Alberta RCMP to make the […]
Change of command: Prospect of Alberta police force raises concerns over cost, rural crime
At the end of the day, Sauvé hopes the government will indeed analyze fact-based arguments and make the right decision for Albertans.“We would hope that this is a study that’s being done versus ticking boxes for a foregone conclusion.”Read the full story in the Edmonton Journal.
Mayors cool to proposed Alberta police force
Alberta’s urban mayors say they’re skeptical their residents would be better protected if the province ditches the RCMP for a proposed provincial police force. Alberta mayors are meeting online this month for a summit on policing organized by the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA). One focus of the summit is the feasibility of establishing a […]
RCMP transition study underway, final report expected in the spring
The National Police Federation is urging Albertans to stand up for the RCMP.In recent social media posts late last month, the Canada wide organization encouraged Albertans to visit the National Police Federation (NFP) website and send a letter to the provincial government, to show their support in keeping the RCMP in Alberta.Read the full story […]
Albertans want to keep RCMP here
The public want the RCMP to stay in Alberta, and so do the police members themselves, according to a new campaign organized by the National Police Federation.A survey done for the group found that 81 per cent of people living in communities served by the RCMP were satisfied or very satisfied with the force.”Anybody running […]