A city-appointed task force on policing and community safety has attacked the integrity of the Edmonton police, says the president of the Edmonton Police Association. Last week, the community safety and well-being task force released its report with 14 recommendations to help improve the response to calls for service. In an emailed statement Friday, Mayor Don Iveson said the task force initiative is aimed at increasing safety. "Would the task force then also dismiss longer serving police officers based on skin colour if layoffs ever become necessary? If so, then the task force is just using racism to promote its own version of anti-racism."

Source: CBC News April 09, 2021 19:59 UTC