Sask. NDP pledges to scrap Marshals service as campaign announcements continue [Video]

The Saskatchewan NDP says it will scrap the upcoming Saskatchewan Marshals Service if elected this fall in its latest campaign announcement ahead of the provincial election.

“Not that long ago, Saskatchewan was the kind of place where you were able to leave your doors unlocked, where people felt safe in their homes and their businesses and in their neighbourhood. Unfortunately, nowadays that isn’t the case for too many,” NDP leader Carla Beck said.

“Under Scott Moe and the Sask. Party we now have the highest rate of violent crime in the entire country, and their solution? A marshal service that no one asked for.”

Beck unveiled a series of “tough on crime” initiatives Friday, which includes hiring more police officers and investing in mental health and addictions with the money spent on the Marshal service, launching a task force aimed at organized crime and drug traffickers, and a rebate program …