During the last 5 years, 30 Somali-Canadian men have been killed in Alberta. Despite repeated requests from the Somali community, the Stelmach administration has taken no action to remedy the issues surrounding these senseless deaths.

Question of the Week: Somali-Canadian deaths in Alberta reaching fever pitch

The spring sitting of the Alberta Legislature was originally scheduled to last until June, but the Tories pulled the plug in April – months early. While Tories are working the barbecue circuit, we’re still following the issues. If the Legislature were still in session this week, as it should have been, this is a set of questions we would have asked:

During the last 5 years, 30 Somali-Canadian men have been killed in Alberta. Despite repeated requests from the Somali community, the Stelmach administration has taken no action to remedy the issues surrounding these senseless deaths.

To the Premier:

1) The Premier insists this problem can be handled by conventional policing, but the facts tell a different story. This approach has clearly failed. Why won’t you appoint a task force to deal specifically with this issue?

2) The Ministry of Justice claims that no formal request for a task force has come from the Somali community, but why should they have to ask? The Alberta Liberal Caucus would strike such a task force instead of adding red-tape. Why won’t you?

3) In the name of protecting Alberta’s economy, this government has taken to blaming the victims. Do you think this is good governance, or good PR?

Aside from striking a task force, an Alberta Liberal government would:

 Provide a proper economic plan for boom towns such as Fort McMurray. This would allow ways to adequately equip social and community groups with proper resources to engage their youth in positive ways.
 Ensure the police to population ratio based on StatsCan crime statistics is upheld.

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