Alberta will immediately ban the practice of carding by police provincewide and impose new rules on street checks. "Carding is an inappropriate use of police power, which is why we are banning it outright throughout the province. Carding refers to arbitrary stops by police and asking members of the public for their personal information, even if there is no suspicion of wrongdoing. Calgary city council will debate removing $20 million from the police budget over the next two years. The Calgary Police Service's budget this year was $401 million — the largest item in the city's budget.

Source: CBC News November 19, 2020 21:09 UTC