Forced Entry and Gun Seizures

While the residents of High River were struggling to save their homes and families from devastating floodwaters, little did they expect that their homes were also in danger of being broken into and looted. Not by thieves or burglars, but by the very people who were charged with keeping them safe – the RCMP.RCMP Officers kicked down the doors of over 1900 homes in the flooded town of High River and seized the private property of law-abiding citizens under the guise of maintaining public safety. Now, when the time comes to pay the repair bill – thousands of dollars in some cases – both the RCMP and the Redford PCs are passing the buck.In some cases, the only damage these houses incurred during the flood was from having their doors kicked in by the RCMP.When Danielle Smith raised this issue with the government through a townhall, the reaction from the Premier and her cronies was to attack Danielle for having the temerity to stand up for her constituents.Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths went so far as to swear at Danielle, saying:”I am sick and tired of people like her going around trying to blame people when we’re still trying to rebuild the community. It’s f***ing embarrassing.”

While Minister Griffiths has decided to drop an “F-bomb” on this subject, we’ve decided to respond with a bomb of our own – a Money Bomb.

Wildrose wants to be able to tell the stories of those High River residents who had their houses looted and vandalized by those who should have been protecting them – and we need your help to do it!

For the next week, we’ll be raising money to help air radio ads in High River inviting residents to come forward with their stories. We’ll use them to keep the pressure on Alison Redford and her “sworn” Cabinet Ministers to do the right thing and pay the repair bills for the broken doors. Our goal is to raise $10,000 this week so that we can make sure the voices of High River residents are heard at the government table.

To contribute to our campaign, please CLICK HERE. Your generous contribution will not only qualify for a tax receipt, but will be used to keep this issue alive in the media and to help ensure that this sort of thing never happens again here in Alberta.

Please give today – let’s make sure Premier and her team know that they have to put the people of Alberta first. In Wildrose, when we swear, it’s to swear that we’ll always put Albertans first!

Do you have a story to tell us about seizure of your property or forced entry into your home? Please share it with us by emailing: [email protected]