Alberta Rural Municipalities Formally Declare Opposition To Provincial Police Force
The Alberta Rural Municipalities (RMA) recently submitted a report to the Department of Justice and the Attorney General, saying the government did not justify the move. He says the province has not shown how the transition will improve policing, increase local inflows or be cost-neutral for all municipalities. It follows a proposal last month at the organization’s spring conference in support of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta. The province made commitments to stakeholders this fall with the public commitment scheduled for early this year....