Alberta Police Reform Could Bring More Civilian Oversight

An Edmonton Police car parks at the site of an investigation in front of the Matrix Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, on Oct. 1, 2017. Candace Elliott/Reuters

Legislation tabled in Alberta Thursday could make sweeping changes in the province’s policing, including the creation of an independent agency to handle complaints against police.

The Police Amendment Act is a broad effort to make the first major changes to the province’s Police Act since the 1980s.