A 7 to zip smackdown of the Edmonton Police Service's culture of withholding from Crown Prosecutors and the accused disclosure of police misconduct. #CriminalJustice edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

The article mentioned on today's morning show...

A must read. Michael Bueckert, the VP of the advocacy group Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East, said Driechel’s itinerary was “much worse than any of us expected.” Edmonton Police Chief Driechel & @YEG_Commission Chair Henderson must resign. www.readtheorchard.org/p/scoop-edmo...

I am concerned that Ben Henderson, the chair of the Edmonton Police Commission thought that it was acceptable to unilaterally approve Chief Warren Driechel's participation in this trip to Israel.

Big scoop from @readtheorchard.org - not sure how the Edmonton police chief survives this. www.readtheorchard.org/p/scoop-edmo...

Got a scoop coming tomorrow about a certain trip a certain city’s police chief took in February.

globalnews.ca/news/1... I'm really thankful that Travis's family has spoken out and put a name and face to his tragic death. His family absolutely deserves answers. 🧵 1/4

A question people in Alberta should be asking: If the Alberta government can’t ensure people survive overdoses IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM then why is it partnering with Edmonton Police to dump unhoused people into drunk tanks for drug use? globalnews.ca/news/1187112...

I’ve said since before the UCP even announced the supervised consumption site closures that *they can be stopped.* Travis Peddie’s lawsuit may be about to prove it. He’s in court June 8 in Calgary. Public can attend in support. This is important and achievable. drugdatadecoded.ca/albertas-exp...

CP24 failing to note that Spanish media and police reported two days ago that these three Toronto Police officers allegedly assaulted a sex worker. They have been arrested. One was attempting to flee. Bad 🇨🇦 coverage: www.cp24.com/local/toront... Good 🇪🇸 coverage: en.ara.cat/society/thre...

I was a commissioner with the Calgary Police Commission when this situation unfolded. Calgary Police Service weren't regulars in the use of the gear deployed in this case. Most CPS members took the packaging & wrap off their shield during the violent conflict in Falconridge in September 2023. 1/

Canada has little control of its police. The lack of accountability is very similar to elsewhere. The police call efforts to oversee them: micromanagement or politicizing policing. All policing is political, the only question is who are making the decisions of the who, how, what of policing.

Protestors who were beaten by Calgary police during the violent dispersal of an anti-genocide demonstration at the University of Calgary in 2024 have filed suit against the university, the city and the police force.

For what purpose was the canine unit being deployed at a school? What threat could a 16-year-old woman pose that a canine unit would serve as a de-escalattion tool (assuming the police will spin the de-escalatarion line on this one)? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Additionally, public-health experts and people who are unhoused have said increased police enforcement is aggravating the crisis.”

Politicians need to stop centring police as potential victims of the Alberta elections data leak.

Friday scoop! In stonewalling my request for information about its surveillance of nonprofits under the SCAN Act, the Ministry of Public Safety reveals that it may hold 300 pages of records on the topic. drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...

A brutal decision and feels like the city is complying in advance of something. However, the city and council never listened to these committees. Smoke and mirrors…

SCOOP 🧵 A snitch law passed by provincial governments twenty years ago has been retooled by the Alberta government for use against nonprofit agencies it seeks to defund. 1/ drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...

On Tuesday, Alberta's Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Rick Wilson told the Alberta legislature that he personally watched someone die in a supervised consumption site (SCS). This statement is demonstrably false and constitutes disinformation. #ableg

SCOOP: New details about the facial recognition bodycam project by Edmonton police — including that the AI model was provided by an Israeli company whose technology has reportedly been used for mass surveillance in Gaza. www.cbc.ca/9.7157991

I wonder how many UCP ministers and MLAs have nannies/housekeepers/employees who are immigrants? Send tips in confidence to [email protected]

A friendly reminder that feeling unsafe doesn’t mean we’re in actual danger. If the sight of poverty makes you uncomfortable, because suspicious, please call for a stronger social safety net, not for increased policing.

A judge in this case said Edmonton Police may have crossed the line into criminality by attempting to bully him and the prosecutor on a plea deal. 1 Lawyers Group Wants a Criminal Probe of Edmonton's Top Cop via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

“What does this episode say about the likely quality and professionalism of future decision-making? A single error of judgment can sometimes be corrected by forthright acknowledgment, reflection, and changed conduct. What is more concerning is an error of judgment followed by rationalization.”

A reminder that this weekend is a government holiday, with school closures, to mark a Christian holiday. But apparently it's only ideologically based when it's everyone else.

The pundit and columnist class meltdown from folks who have never supported the NDP honestly suggests to me that the NDP is doing something significant that’s worth paying attention to. Those who defend power tend to screech the loudest when power is genuinely threatened.

The City’s four-year budget isn’t just about numbers—it’s about Edmontonians. See how we’re putting your feedback into action through our City Administration led ward budget engagements. To learn more, check out the link below! engaged.edmonton.ca/budget

On Roblox, extremists are turning play into propaganda. The “Blueshirts,” modeled on Patriot Front, stage virtual protests, harass players, and use Discord to coordinate hate campaigns targeting children. Read more:

To be clear this the same chief that at the same time as this insane trip he decided to renew a battle against two wronged black men that EPS attacked when they answered the men's own call for help, because the actual accused was a white woman #yeg @edmontonpolice.bsky.social

I haven’t been to Edmonton Police Commission in years but it appears seating for media has been completely eliminated and replaced with desks for police service civilian staff. This might be petty but seems not great!

www.starlings.ca/griefsupport “Grief & Glue is a creative space where youth explore feelings about a parent’s substance use through art, storytelling, and connection. It builds understanding, coping skills, and community, with support for caregivers and youth aged 10+.

It really pisses me off when any chair of city council,committee or commission says they hope they don’t butcher a speaker’s name. Every submission to speak has a place to phonetically spell your name to avoid this. It’s an unnecessary micro aggression with an easy fix. 😒

Thirty plus speakers at Edmonton Police Commission to present on Chief Warren Driechel's visit to Israel. First three are sharply against. Tense room.

SCOOP: Two companies involved in building some of Alberta's addiction recovery centres are mired in litigation, including accusations of forgery on one side and allegations of intimidation involving Sam Mraiche, of MHCare www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tomcardoso.bsky.social and friend

Thanks @ctheriault.bsky.social for having me on to discuss new reporting on Alberta’s forced abstinence strategy, including today’s story by @brettmckay.bsky.social on hospital-based drug jails & last week’s fraudulent AB govt study on consumption sites. Full conversation: pca.st/episode/c7ed...

More than two dozen groups representing Muslims in Edmonton signed an open letter about their disappointment in Edmonton Police Service Chief Warren Driechel's February trip to Israel, demanding answers to their questions or his resignation edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

hey check it out the two doctor experts most responsible for driving the Alberta Recovery Model donate thousands of dollars to the UCP drugdatadecoded.ca/centre-of-re...

Appalling. The police commission approving this trip needs serious scrutiny as well. #yegcc

*company with entirely male C-suite who promoted their bro over the women with master’s degrees and told the most senior woman in the office to learn her place* “Happy International Women’s Day to all the strong capable women out there”

This should be a huge fucking wake-up call to every level of government playing footsie with fascists and their pals in ‘law enforcement.’ These people are by far the biggest threat to public safety - not protesters, not encampment dwellers, not people using drugs. Fascists.

Forced treatment doesn’t create recovery. It creates resistance. I’ve worked in the private recovery industry. The clients who were forced into it didn’t recover. They relapsed, they disappeared, and some died. Support people. Don’t control them!

Barrie Ontario’s mayor is Alex Nuttall and he apparently likes seeing unhoused people lose their limbs to frostbite amputations, and other horrors. In case you need it Email [email protected] Phone 705-792-7900

SCOOP(s) The Playbook for closing supervised consumption sites. Far too many ledes in this story, and it’s already in two parts. (One was even a CBC headline this morning.) Please read & share - this one cost dozens of hours and $378 in FOIP fees! drugdatadecoded.ca/we-can-help-...

i don't think edmonton should ever forget that the 2022 chinatown murders were a direct consequence of RCMP cops choosing to dump justin bone in the city in violation of a court order

City Council’s priorities are completely out of whack. They can’t clean streets, can’t tow vehicles, and are making it harder for small businesses to survive, all while handing out millions of dollars to the billionaire owner of a hockey club. Absolutely shameful.

Ever wonder why police narratives dominate "public safety" discourse, when police funding has no correlation with actual safety? TONIGHT, 5:30 MST: business and outreach communities are joining forces to push back – and talk sense on real community safety. Join us: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

SCOOP A year ago, the Alberta government said it was building 2 drug jails for detainment and forced withdrawal of people who use drugs, in Calgary and Edmonton. Turns out another was planned for Grande Prairie. Any others? Seems likely. drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...

Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe recently criticized B.C.’s drug policies, saying the province’s approach to the ongoing #ToxicDrugCrisis is not evidence-based. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli