More municipalities are speaking out against the government's plan to eventually replace the RCMP with a provincial police force.
The idea has been drawing criticism since it was first proposed, but recent talk of further changing the policing model is attracting even more ire across Alberta Saturday.
The government is convinced it can increase service levels and personalize policing by moving to an Alberta-only force."The assumption that most of these officers would stay if they were given the opportunity, I think has to be tested out," said Doug King, Mount Royal University justice studies professor. "Retaining these people for a lower salary will be a tall task."A move away from the RCMP would jeopardize roughly $170 million annually in federal funding.
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