The Alberta NDP and various candidates did not denounce or walk back past comments and actions which were critical of police. .The Western Standard contacted the Alberta NDP and the six candidates United Conservative Party MLA Rebecca Schulz (Calgary-Shaw) condemned on Wednesday. The six candidates were Rod Loyola (Edmonton-Ellerslie), Druh Farrell (Calgary-Bow), Rhiannon Hoyle (Edmonton-South), Janis Irwin (Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood), Rakhi Pancholi (Edmonton-Whitemud), and Rob Miyashiro (Lethbridge-East). .The six emails and one phone call requested a response to Schulz saying they should be disqualified. None of the communications were acknowledged or returned. .Schulz called on NDP leader Rachel Notley to remove these candidates for not supporting police on Wednesday. .READ MORE: WATCH: Schulz requests Notley drop NDP candidates over anti-police comments, actions.“I think first of all that we need to hear from these candidates what they meant by their comments,” said Schulz. .“And I think Rachel Notley as leader of that party owes Albertans that.” .The Alberta government took action to combat social disorder and improve public safety to respond to increasing crime in the province’s big cities on Tuesday..READ MORE: Ellis says 'enough is enough,' adds 100 cops to Alberta streets.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith directed Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis to work with his cabinet colleagues to develop a plan to hire 100 more street-level police officers over the next 18 months to increase the visible law enforcement presence and tackle criminal activity in high-crime locations in Calgary and Edmonton..“Safety on public streets is never negotiable,” said Smith.
