Tom Engel
@tomengel7
Lawyer (criminal defence, civil rights), Past President Canadian Prison Law Association, Chair Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association's Policing Committee, North River Ranger, Lead Vocals UC Law Gastroelectric Kazoo Band
Police should stay away from endorsing any political party. The message to the public from this PP FB photo- op is the Edmonton Police Association is on board with Pierre Poilievre & the Conservative Party of Canada & their rhetoric. #Police #Copaganda
Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association Policing Committee Statement - Dispute between EPS Chief Rod Knecht and the Edmonton Police Commission – FOI – Alberta Privacy Commissioner Order acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
Part of a letter from the Law Society of Alberta president. The UCP government should be condemned for this and Indigenous leaders should be outraged. @abdanielsmith.bsky.social is no friend of Indigenous Peoples. #Indigenous #TruthAndReconciliation #SystemicRacism #Law #Lawyers
2. ... We got them & they were unhelpful. Anything that mattered was kept secret. This was the request. Judge for yourself whether it’s right that police can hide this information from the public. #Police #PoliceAccountability #Transparency #FOI
The noisy vehicles season is upon us. A complaint to the Edmonton Police Service about their unacceptable enforcement measures was made 10 months ago. The complaint, & proposed solutions is here: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:... Excerpts from the complaint & March 30 update below.
Lots of Edmontonians are pissed off that Edmonton Police, year after year, don't do anything about extremely loud engines. #yegcc #Police @edmontonpolice.bsky.social
For those who still support the narrative of Edmonton Police Service Chief Driechel & lawyer Hankewich, I urge you to read the following from the court's decision reported at R v Rattlesnake, 2026 ABKB 150 (CanLII). At best for the Crown, it was manslaughter, not murder.
Good news that Edmonton Police Service Cst Brad Lebritton and his dog, Duco, will no longer be in a position to severely injure people anymore. #Police #PoliceCanine
1. A review of how we got to where City Council & @YEG_Commission (EPC) UNANIMOUSLY approved Driechel to be Edmonton Police Service chief. We had an excellent chief, Rod Knecht. CC & EPC refused to extend his contract & instead were negligently tricked into buying McFee's ...
2. ... BTW, have Smith and Amery heard of the Federal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada? From her letter, it appears not:
Although this letter from the Chief Justices of Alberta courts does not mention it, it must be in response to the the ignorant & irresponsible ramblings of Danielle Smith, attacking the judiciary & expressing the wish to politically control it. See highlight especially. #abpoli #RuleOfLaw
A powerful statement by Camrose Lawyers on the attacks on democracy by the UCP government. #abpoli #RuleOfLaw #Democracy
Aside from tarnishing the Nobel Peace Prize, they should both be embarrassed by this. The world is laughing at them.
I came across this 2025 article today today when reviewing a file. Shows the meritless whining by police, like Edmonton Police Service chiefs Dale McFee & Warren Driechel about bail, judges, and Crown prosecutors are part of a long tradition. #police #criminaljustice
Did Trump loan a tie to Netanyahu for their circle-jerk? #Trump #Netanyahu
3. ... He testified in defence of the RCMP in the Dziekanski Inquiry and was blasted by Justice Braidwood (see below). With this history, how does he get away with this?
2. ...will suffice, not where the Chief must decide it did not warrant an investigation (see screen shot below). This is a way the EPS sweeps misconduct under the carpet. Didn't work here because she went public. ...
Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers: "To use this clause & to muse, as the Alberta govt has, about using it in a variety of circumstances, & to now implore other govts to use it, as the Premier has, demonstrates a disdain for the constitution which is unprecedented."
Re: UCP use of s.33 Charter Notwithstanding clause. They decided they couldn't meet the s.1 test, especially "demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society"(see below), so resorted to s.33. Alberta “Strong and Free”? Not so much. #abpoli #HumanRights #TeachersStrike
On this beautiful fall Friday evening of a long weekend, we encountered this guy riding his ear-splitting, backfiring motorcycle at 114 St & Belgravia Rd, who, justifiably, knows the Edmonton Police Service will do NOTHING about it. It will happen all Thanksgiving Weekend. #Police #NoisePollution