RCMP union cuts into Alberta Next Panel for ‘politically driven’ recommendation to shed Mounties
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The RCMP union says the Alberta Next panel is trying to revive an idea already been rejected by Albertans, using outdated references and inaccurate policy to justify its stance.
The national RCMP union is criticizing what it calls a “misleading” Alberta government panel report that urges Premier Danielle Smith’s government to continue steps to ditch the Mounties.
Brian Sauvé, the head of the National Police Federation, says the Alberta Next panel is trying to revive a proposal that has already been rejected by Albertans.
And he says the panel’s report is using outdated references and inaccurate federal policy to justify its stance.
The Alberta Next Panel was created and led by Smith to gauge public feedback on how to reset the relationship with the federal government.
The panel held surveys and in-person town hall meetings this year, and just before Christmas issued its recommendations.
In its Dec. 18 report, it said there is concern about the effectiveness of the federal police force and urged the government to continue plans to hand over the RCMP’s community policing services to a provincial counterpart. It said in-person straw polling showed support for shedding the red-donned Mounties, while online comments strongly opposed the move.
“Ontario and Quebec have shown how a provincial police service can work alongside the RCMP’s federal crimes division. Alberta is now a large province as well and should likewise take on this core element of self-governance,” it said.
The report outlines shrinking recruitment, stating there are 500 unfilled positions within the police force. That’s about one-sixth of the total officers that, the report says, the province and municipalities pay Ottawa to supply.
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