Rural mayors ramp up opposition to provincial police force ableg abpoli
Okotoks Mayor Tanya Thorn said the biggest problem she and her council are having with this proposal is not understanding why the province wants to dump the RCMP.
last Tuesday in a 120-page report. It’s estimated the transition from the RCMP would cost the province an initial $366 million and an extra $200 million annually. Justice Minister Tyler Shandro, shown here in a file photo from May, outlined the provincial government’s plans for a proposed provincial police force on Tuesday.The first in a series of webinars by the government is taking place at 9:30 a.m. Monday on the topic of “the national perspective.” According to the, speakers will provide their perspectives on the future of RCMP contract policing in Canada, a model that’s been in place for about 100 years.
He said it’s also startling there isn’t a discussion about the costs in the report and no insight into where the officers would be trained. He said Alberta’s RCMP division and the provincial government have been lobbying the federal government.
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