Could criminal record checks become a standard when candidates step forward in municipal elections?


It's something being considered as cities, towns and villages prepare for elections this fall. New legislation allows a city to require the background check but so far no one has implemented it.


Regina's executive committee is supporting the change, but Swift Current's Mayor Jerrod Schafer hadn't put much thought into the idea yet.


“It's the first I've heard of it but I don't think it's anything that I would disagree with. I mean, it's something that you deal with, and you know I'm a volunteer hockey coach and have to do one every year, I don't think more disclosure is a bad thing.”


Schafer didn't indicate any plans to pursue the change but implied he could see the logic in it.