Alberta police force another step toward privatization

By Lethbridge Herald on January 25, 2023.

Editor:

I am not impressed with T. Shandro’s handling of the Health Ministry “problems.” I do not support an Alberta police force instead of the RCMP. Mr. Shandro has proven in two ministries that he can’t handle the responsibility. Why should Albertans provide another for him to screw up?

 I believe this is another step in the UCP and PC ideology toward privatization. An Alberta Police Force would be more susceptible to political influence, and UCP party leaders have a tendency to poke their noses into judicial matters. 

Alberta Police Force was investigated in the past and proved too costly. What evidence does UCP have that things have changed? There is no need to further pursue this red herring. The UCP is pretty good at using distraction to divert public attention on issues they do not know how to deal with. This government has a serious problem in their lack of good experienced people; they have no depth in people to handle ministerial portfolios. Their members that mishandle departments are simply transferred to run another ministry. The last investigative organ invented by Mr. Kenney, with $30 million to play with, turned into a lemon.

 The highly promoted anti-oil and gas investigation turned out to be an expensive fishing expedition and a job producer for UCP supporters.

 We might expect a rash of unemployed conservative private investigators to fill the ranks of a new Alberta Police Force, who would request your political preference at every CheckStop.

 The UCP loves confrontation. They stir emotion over facts, opinion over evidence, comparing apples and oranges. We Albertans need more money put into health care and EMS, social services, and housing needs, not subsidizing oil corporations with tax breaks.

Don Ryane

Lethbridge