Smith recently said that Alberta has been thinking about sending provincial sheriffs, helicopters and drones to the part of the border the province shares with Montana.
RELATED VIDEO : The Alberta government will put a call in to Montana in an effort to show it’s taking a harder stance against illegal items crossing the border. At the same time, Premier Danielle Smith is pondering sheriff border patrols and drones. But some say the province is creeping in to federal jurisdiction in more ways than one. Morgan Black explains.
Alberta’s Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said the province has been considering for over a year a boost in sheriffs near the border, but he didn’t indicate how much the province would be willing to spend on additional officers.
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