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Sparks fly in council over bodycam bills, speed cams

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72% Informative

The city could be on the hook for a small army of 40 people to monitor the cameras.

Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi called the bill “shocking” and saw one more piece of evidence that the province is stiffing Edmonton taxpayers.

The province is picking up the tab to equip officers with 280 body cams and the software to operate them.

The recordings are disclosed to the courts when required.

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74

Informative language

73

Neutral language

57

Article tone

informal

Language

English

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61

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived