Danielle Smith has assigned Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee to head Alberta Public Service (starting Feb 24).
McFee was in charge of raiding Edmonton's unhoused encampments and destroying their homes in the coldest winter freezes, against the city's plan to address homelessness and with no notification to the city. Smith says he has been helping the UCP in their implementation of "mandatory rehab" to force treatment of addictions, and also wants the Province to overrule municipal jurisdictions.

While the rest of the world sees the importance of distancing violent policing from social services, Alberta is going the exact opposite direction. They are doubling down on police raids against vulnerable populations, and forced "treatment" against their will. This is unconscionable. Alberta cities will soon be under a police state and social services will become even more inaccessible, with help for the needy being judged by UCP ideology.

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