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Municipal leaders divided on Alberta government policing plan

'I'm trying to empower you,' says Public Safety and Emergency Services minister

The Canadian PressLisa Johnson

Alberta's government is getting pushback from some municipal leaders and support from others over its plan to build the sheriffs into a second provincial police service.

At the Alberta Municipalities convention in Red Deer on Friday, Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis got an earful from Coun. Ed Cole with the Village of Alix.

"To be blunt, when are we going to put this Alberta provincial police to rest? Eight in 10 Albertans want to keep the RCMP," he said.

"We can't afford this. Let's put the moneā€¦

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