让市政府在财产税账单上增加联邦RCMP费用, 以提高透明度. Alberta to let municipalities add federal RCMP costs to property tax bills for transparency.

阿尔伯塔省计划出台立法,允许市政府将联邦RCMP的警务费用纳入财产税账单中,从而提高居民的透明度. Alberta plans to introduce legislation allowing municipalities to include the cost of federal RCMP policing on property tax bills, increasing transparency for residents. 据市政部长丹·威廉姆斯2026年3月18日宣布,此举是对当地领导人长期要求的回应. Announced by Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams on March 18, 2026, the move responds to longstanding requests from local leaders. 预计今年春天将由公共安全部长迈克·埃利斯提出的法案, 将要求在税收通知中披露联邦警察费用, The bill, expected from Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis later this spring, would require disclosure of federal policing costs on tax notices, similar to how provincial education taxes are displayed. 批评者, 包括反对派领袖纳希德·南西 (Naheed Nenshi), 认为这一变化可能会误导居民, Critics, including opposition leader Naheed Nenshi, argue the change could mislead residents, noting most tax dollars go into general revenue. 省政府继续扩大阿尔伯塔警长服务,作为RCMP的替代品. 目前联邦合同将于2032年到期. The province continues expanding the Alberta Sheriffs Service as an alternative to the RCMP, with the current federal contract set to expire in 2032.