Alberta\u0027s two major cities \u002D\u002D Edmonton and Calgary \u002D\u002D and other municipalities already have their own police forces.
Instead, Smith directs Ellis to continue his work “with local communities to support them with the community policing options they believe will best serve their populations.”
On Nov. 9, 2022, Smith directed then-justice minister Tyler Shandro to work with Ellis to “finalize a decision on establishing an Alberta Police Service.”Article content Amery was asked twice Tuesday in an interview to clarify the status of the provincial police force, explain why it was no longer in the mandate letters and state if it was reasonable to conclude the plan was shelved.
Amery’s letter directs him to “implement a strategy to ensure violent criminals and gang members are detained and effectively prosecuted.” Ellis has also been told to expand using sheriffs in street-level law enforcement, develop more units to fight gang crime, and implement an ankle bracelet monitoring program and around-the-clock bail monitoring of violent and sexual offenders.Article content
This request came after the ethics commissioner ruled in May that Smith broke ethics rules and threatened to undermine the rule of law in Alberta when, in January, she contacted her former justice minister to seek to have a specific criminal case against a COVID-19 protester not proceed.
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