Danielle Smith Tasks Minister With Creating an Alberta Provincial Police Force

The move could prompt reforms within the RCMP, experts say

The RCMP logo is seen outside the RCMP "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., in a file photo. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to replace the RCMP with a provincial police service could lead other provinces to make similar moves and prompt RCMP reforms, say former Mounties and a criminologist.

Darryl Davies, a Carleton University criminology professor, says Alberta’s move is proper and overdue.