Alberta
Update- Mayerthorpe RCMP lay charges for assaults on police and multiple counts of mischief
April 14, 2020
Mayerthorpe RCMP lay charges on two individuals for assaults on police and multiple counts of mischief – Update
Mayerthorpe, Alta. – On April 13, 2020, at approximately 11:45 p.m., Mayerthorpe RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle parked and a suspicious person walking around the parking lot near the Pleasant View Lodge in the area of 42 Avenue in Mayerthorpe.
Mayerthorpe RCMP attended and located Charlotte Mills, who was unlawfully at large contrary to the conditions of her judicial release on April 12, 2020, that specified 24-hour house arrest.
Charlotte Mills (35) of Barrhead County, Alta., is charged with failing to comply with conditions of release.
Following a judicial hearing, Mills was remanded into custody and is scheduled to speak to bail in Stony Plain Provincial Court on April 15, 2020.
Background:
April 12, 2020
Mayerthorpe RCMP lay charges for assaults on police and multiple counts of mischief
Mayerthorpe, Alta. – On April 11, 2020, at 7 a.m., Mayerthorpe RCMP responded to a complaint where a suspect had been identified as having committed an attempted break and enter to a residence and mischief to several vehicles in the area of 46 avenue and 49 street in Mayerthorpe.
Mayerthorpe RCMP located the suspect a short time later and he was exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19. During his arrest, the male suspect purposely coughed into an officer’s face. Mayerthorpe RCMP transported the suspect to hospital to be examined for a pre-existing injury, not related to his arrest, that police deemed in need of medical attention.
While at the hospital, a female visited the suspect; however, became disruptive and had to be escorted out of the hospital, at which time she purposely coughed on one of the RCMP officers. A short time later, hospital staff reported the female was breaking into vehicles in the hospital parking lot. Mayerthorpe RCMP arrested the female and she resisted arrest. Once the suspect female was secured in the police vehicle, she caused extensive damage to the inside of the police vehicle. At the time of this incident, the female suspect was observed to be exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.
The following charges have been laid against Jayden James Topley (20) of Lac Ste-Anne, Alta.:
- Assault on police officer
- Mischief under $5,000 (x4)
Following a judicial hearing, Topley was remanded into custody to appear in Stony Plain Provincial Court to speak to bail on April 15, 2020.
The following charges have been laid against Charlotte Gileen Mills (35) of Barrhead County, Alta.:
- Assault on police officer (x2)
- Resist arrest
- Mischief under $5,000
- Mischief over $5,000
Following a judicial hearing, Mills was released on $2,000 cash bail and a number of release conditions including house arrest. She is scheduled to appear in Mayerthorpe Provincial Court on June 25, 2020.
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Alberta
Fortis et Liber: Alberta’s Future in the Canadian Federation
From the C2C Journal
By Barry Cooper, professor of political science, University of Calgary
Canada’s western lands, wrote one prominent academic, became provinces “in the Roman sense” – acquired possessions that, once vanquished, were there to be exploited. Laurentian Canada regarded the hinterlands as existing primarily to serve the interests of the heartland. And the current holders of office in Ottawa often behave as if the Constitution’s federal-provincial distribution of powers is at best advisory, if it needs to be acknowledged at all. Reviewing this history, Barry Cooper places Alberta’s widely criticized Sovereignty Act in the context of the Prairie provinces’ long struggle for due constitutional recognition and the political equality of their citizens. Canada is a federation, notes Cooper. Provinces do have rights. Constitutions do mean something. And when they are no longer working, they can be changed.
Alberta
30 million contraband cigarettes valued at $25 million dollars seized in Alberta
New release from Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC)
Record setting contraband tobacco seizures result from AGLC investigations
Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) recently concluded several investigations which netted two of the largest contraband tobacco seizures in Alberta history. The combined total of the contraband tobacco seized was 154,800 cartons of contraband cigarettes (30.7 million individual cigarettes). These seizures are a result of the work conducted by AGLC’s Tobacco Enforcement Unit with the assistance of provincial law enforcement agencies.
- In a January 2024 investigation, approximately 43,500 cartons (8.7 million individual cigarettes) were seized. This equates to $7 million in retail value with a provincial tax avoidance of $2.4 million. This included the seizure of 15,000 grams of contraband shisha.
- In April of 2024, 60 wrapped pallets were seized from a warehouse setting netting a total of 111,300 cartons of contraband cigarettes (22 million individual cigarettes) which equates to over $18 million in retail value with a provincial tax avoidance of $6.6 million.
- Criminal Charges are pending in both cases.
“These are significant contraband tobacco investigations involving individuals that are part of organized networks whose proceeds defraud Albertans millions of dollars in tax revenue. AGLC will continue to work with our partners to investigate and disrupt the individuals and organizations involved in these illegal activities as part our commitment to a strong contraband tobacco enforcement program in Alberta.”
- Gary Peck, Vice President, Regulatory Services, AGLC
“Contraband tobacco hurts law abiding businesses that follow the rules, and it costs Albertans millions each year from lost tax revenue. Our government is committed to keeping illegal tobacco off the streets and ensuring that the sale of tobacco products comply with the law.”
- Dale Nally, Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
Over the last nine months, AGLC’s Tobacco Enforcement unit has seized an estimated 35 million contraband cigarettes and 115,000 grams of contraband shisha from across the province. The total potential lost tax revenue is estimated to be more than $10.1 million.
Contraband tobacco:
- is any tobacco product that does not comply with federal and provincial laws related to importation, marking, manufacturing, stamping and payment of duties and taxes;
- comes from four main sources: illegal manufacturers, counterfeits, tax-exempt diversions and resale of stolen legal tobacco; and
- can be recognized by the absence of a red (Alberta) or peach/light tan (Canada) stamp bearing the “DUTY PAID CANADA DROIT ACQUITTÉ” on packages of cigarettes and cigars or pouches of tobacco.
In addition to lost revenues that may otherwise benefit Albertans, illegally manufactured products also pose public health and safety risks as they lack regulatory controls and inspections oversight.
Albertans who suspect illegal tobacco production, packaging and/or trafficking are encouraged to contact AGLC’s Tobacco Enforcement Unit at 1-800-577-2522 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Under a Memorandum of Understanding with Alberta Treasury Board and Finance, AGLC enforces the Tobacco Tax Act and conducts criminal investigations related to the possession, distribution and trafficking of contraband tobacco products. In 2022-23, provincial revenue from tobacco taxes was approximately $522 million.
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