Urban and rural municipal leaders believe the UCP is adding sheriffs as a backdoor way of establishing a provincial police service, despite government denials
Alberta plans to increase the number of sheriffs it employs by at least 20 per cent in the coming year, a decision urban and rural municipal leaders believe could serve as the foundation for a provincial police service, despite government denials that is what they are planning.
Paul McLauchlin, Ponoka County’s reeve and president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, argued the UCP is beefing up the sheriffs branch as a backdoor way of establishing a provincial police service. When asked at a news conference Wednesday whether the boost to the sheriffs branch really was a way to create a provincial police force, Mr. Ellis refuted the suggestion, saying the government was discussing with some municipalities alternatives to the RCMP.
Mr. Ellis said the government has talked to about a dozen municipalities, and that the additional sheriffs will help with the “stress” out in the field right now. Dylan Topal, a spokesman for the Public Safety Department, said the budget increase contains $26.3-million in new funding for sheriffs,expects to have the equivalent of 1,164 full-time sheriffs in 2023-2024, Mr. Topal said. This is an increase of 190 sheriffs, or 19.5 per cent, from the 974 full-time equivalent positions he said the branch had in 2022-2023. If Alberta added 235 sheriffs to its 2022-2023 roster, the branch would grow by 24 per cent.
“If their intention is to move forward after the election, this would be a step in the direction of a provincial police [service],” she said. “Almost like getting ahead of the game on recruitment.”
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