Sharp, Communities First nab endorsement of Calgary Police Service union
Posted Oct 2, 2025 10:33 am.
Last Updated Oct 2, 2025 1:21 pm.
The organization representing more than 2,300 members of the Calgary Police Service says it wants Sonya Sharp and her Community First council candidates in City Hall.
Sharp is running for mayor and has nine candidates running for councillor in the city’s 13 wards.
The endorsement came Wednesday from Calgary Police Service Association president John Orr.
“Sonya and her team of candidates get it. They are responding to a call for assistance from front-line officers,” he said.
Orr says policing is “increasingly difficult” in Calgary, as service is currently well-below expectations.
“Our Cop-to-Pop ratio is well below the national average. A District Patrol Teams and Investigative areas are operating at dangerously low levels, requiring an ever-increasing amount of overtime and callout, just to meet insufficient minimum staffing levels,” he added.
Sharp says she is committed to finding budget savings and cash allocations that would support reinvestment in the police service, if elected.
She would also add 500 more police officers to the force in the next four years.
“Community safety begins and ends with having an effective, professional and well-resourced police service, and our team is 100 per cent committed to delivering it,” Sharp added.
Calgarians head to the polls on Oct. 20.
