Justice minister needs to cool it on threats

By Letter to the Editor on April 10, 2021.

Editor:
To Kaycee Madu re: “Justice Minister Kaycee Madu says he is prepared to follow through on a threat to disband the Lethbridge police if changes are not made.”
I suggest that such threatening remarks, especially from a Minister of Justice, are not acceptable.
Last year, as Minister of Justice you made some harsh and irregular remarks about the RCMP that were not aeptable to me and that annoyed many active and retired RCMP members and yes, man y other Albertans as well.
Now you threaten to disband the entire Lethbridge city police force with some sort of violation(s) or non-compliance in section 30 of the Alberta Police Act.
As one who has been involved in municipl politics for some years (editor’s note: 18 years as Calgary alderman and six years as member of the Calgary Police Commission) and one who has worked with many provincial and federal ministers, I have only one suggestion for you and that is “cool it!”
John Schmal
Calgary