RCMP union touring Alberta to build support, stave off provincial force

The union representing Mounties is touring Alberta with a series of town hall meetings aimed at convincing the public to hang on to the RCMP.

The Alberta government has dozens of its own meetings planned for early 2022 to shop around the idea of creating a provincial police force.

“It is important for us to get the message out there — the true message out there — to make the people of Alberta … fully aware of the full implications of going down this path,” said Kevin Halwa, a regional director with the National Police Federation, which represents the RCMP.

The federation is concerned