Calgary Police Association

• Thin blue line patches coming off Calgary police uniforms by end of May

  Calgary Police Commission chair Shawn Cornett told a public meeting that the controversial patches will be requited to be removed from CPS street uniforms by May 31.

  Canada

  May 25
  
• Thin blue line removal on hold in Calgary as talks continue

  The Calgary Police Service, commission and two police associations are planning talks next week to address the thin blue line patch impasse and deeper issues of distrust.

  Politics

  Apr 14
  
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• Calgary police, commission start work on ‘thin blue line’ impasse

  Conversations between the Calgary police and its civilian oversight body are underway around the impasse over police wearing the ‘thin blue line.’

  Canada

  Apr 6
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• Calgary police officers defy order to remove thin blue line patches from uniforms

  Last week, the Calgary Police Commission announced its decision to no longer allow officers to wear the thin blue line patch on their uniforms while on duty.

  Canada

  Apr 4
• ‘Countless’ thin blue line patches distributed by Calgary Police Association: commission

  A commission directive on Wednesday ordered on-duty police officers to replace the thin blue line patch with a symbol that better reflects the values of Calgarians by Friday.

  Canada

  Apr 1
• Calgary police commission orders officers to replace thin blue line patch

  The thin blue line, a symbol originally created to commemorate fallen officers, has a divisive history rooted in anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism.

  Canada

  Mar 30
• Calgary police morale at historic low: survey

  Calgary Police Association President John Orr called the survey results “gut-wrenching.” Members are clearly struggling, he said, and morale is the lowest ever seen.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2021
• Unvaccinated Calgary firefighters or police ‘completely unacceptable’: Woolley

  Calgary councillor Evan Woolley said the public rely on firefighters and police officers to keep them safe, and should be vaccinated.

  Health

  Sep 8, 2021
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• Police association warns of gap in service if Calgary defunds police

  'The folks that need that help are still going to need it and it will still be the police taking that call until there’s an alternative structure in place.'

  Crime

  Nov 13, 2020
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• Calgary police provide update on anti-racism, use of force work

  Work has begun on five of the 11 anti-racism actions for CPS, but there's work to be done to bring all Calgary police members to understand systemic racism.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2020