Alberta's NDP is calling a proposed deployment model for a provincial police service released by the UCP government a "boondoggle.".On Tuesday, the UCP released a model of the service that would add 275 front-line police officers to the smallest 42 detachments in Alberta.."This is not a blueprint. It’s a boondoggle," NDP Justice Critic Irfan Sabir said.."The UCP will spend hundreds of millions of dollars just to set up a new police force when what Albertans want is better policing focused on addressing crime and its root causes. That’s what I hear in Calgary, where Albertans are concerned about the rise in gun violence.".According to the Alberta NDP, Alberta Municipalities and the Rural Municipalities of Alberta both passed resolutions against this plan.."Rural leaders in more than 70 communities have sent the government a letter saying they don’t want this for their residents," Sabir said.."Alberta can invest in better policing without blowing up the RCMP. Also, the UCP should not be able to dismantle the RCMP while under investigation by the RCMP."."No one is asking for this and the UCP needs to start listening," Sabir said.
Alberta's NDP is calling a proposed deployment model for a provincial police service released by the UCP government a "boondoggle.".On Tuesday, the UCP released a model of the service that would add 275 front-line police officers to the smallest 42 detachments in Alberta.."This is not a blueprint. It’s a boondoggle," NDP Justice Critic Irfan Sabir said.."The UCP will spend hundreds of millions of dollars just to set up a new police force when what Albertans want is better policing focused on addressing crime and its root causes. That’s what I hear in Calgary, where Albertans are concerned about the rise in gun violence.".According to the Alberta NDP, Alberta Municipalities and the Rural Municipalities of Alberta both passed resolutions against this plan.."Rural leaders in more than 70 communities have sent the government a letter saying they don’t want this for their residents," Sabir said.."Alberta can invest in better policing without blowing up the RCMP. Also, the UCP should not be able to dismantle the RCMP while under investigation by the RCMP."."No one is asking for this and the UCP needs to start listening," Sabir said.
