USJE-PSAC’s discussions with Premier Danielle Smith, cabinet ministers, and members of the Official Opposition resulted in invitations for these elected officials to meet with USJE’s leaders so they can better understand the realities for USJE’s operational personnel who live in Alberta and work with the RCMP.
Dear USJE members: The Union of Safety and Justice Employees has kept a close watch on Bill 49 which was introduced by Alberta’s Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis on April 7th in the Alberta Legislature. This provincial Bill, entitled “Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2025”, creates the framework … Read more
“Rural policing in Alberta needs the experience of a more robust RCMP, not a costly and uncertain transition to a provincial police force.”
Last week, Premier Danielle Smith announced in her mandate letters to cabinet members that she is likely forging ahead with the establishment of a provincial police force. During her leadership campaign, Smith endorsed her predecessor’s preoccupation with having a “made-in-Alberta” police force to respond to rural and urban crime.
National President David Neufeld joined Regional Vice-President (RVP) Valda Behrens and USJE member Deborah Wiens in Red Deer, Alberta, on May 6, for a meeting with Alberta Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange to discuss the importance of keeping the RCMP in Alberta.
The Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE) — which represents over 17,000 federal public safety employees, including several thousand that work for the RCMP throughout the country — has launched a campaign in Alberta to oppose the provincial government’s potential plans to sever ties with the RCMP in favour of a proposed provincial police force.
USJE executive members and staff met with RCMP members in Alberta on February 10 (via Zoom) to discuss concerns around the possible transition from the RCMP to a provincial police force in that province. If Premier Jason Kenney goes ahead with the transition, it could mean a major disruption in policing services for over 700 … Read more
Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has stated his intention to potentially transition Alberta from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to a provincial police force instead and is expected to make a final decision by this Spring. If the Alberta government chooses to go down this path, this could result in a major disruption to … Read more