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 Bandhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3myaopamtj224Ewart's lawyer, Nora Demnati: “He applied to McGill law with the help of many students, & law professors & McGill University was fully aware of his history & his status & where he comes from." Law students in opposition should rethink their career. #Reconciliation https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/convicted-killer-mcgill-law-school-9.7382625?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar19 Oct 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaopamtj224https://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxzrwnw7vc2bBased on the engine noise racket today on 97 St from 102 A Ave to Jasper Ave (a favourite Echo Chamber - Winspear/Canada Place) and the weather forecast, we should be in for a noisy weeked, accompanied by zero Edmonton Police action to curb it. #police #NoisePollution17 Oct 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzrwnw7vc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxwvb65ghc24"But there’s a simpler reason to say “no.” The questions follow a familiar pattern of scapegoating that we should all reject." Plus xenophobia and racism. #Abpoli https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/canada-has-a-history-of-discrimination-dont-fall-for-it-in-alberta15 Oct 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwvb65ghc24https://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxujuozox22v"I was in the room. I looked around. I appeared to be the only newshound in the room on a cold Saturday at a hotel in east Calgary." Gee, how could it be that Rick Bell. Danielle Smith's tire-pumper. would be the only journalist invited to this? #Abpoli https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/bell-what-danielle-smith-told-alberta-separatists-behind-closed-doors14 Oct 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxujuozox22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxsfzepckk23I've noticed there is a steady increase in the misuse of the word 'necessarily'. For example, "not necessarily true" - when they mean "not true". #ClearLanguage14 Oct 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxsfzepckk23https://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxp47s7ld22v1. An EPS ride-along copaganda tour. "He’s “arrested” under 1152 of the AGLC Act for public intoxication, but it’s more like a diversion or intervention." Wrong. he was actually arrested, handcuffed, searched, had belongings removed & jailed. ... https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-police-help-team-recovery12 Oct 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxp47s7ld22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxnkmsnsxs2cHow a bunch of unhinged people took over the UCP and made Danielle Smith their puppet. #abpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-alberta-question-9.737129412 Oct 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnkmsnsxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxetm6ck2c2vThis article is inaccurate. It was not found there was no wrongdoing. ASIRT believed the offence of uttering threats was committed. But, once again, the Crown prosecution declined to prosecute. The officer should still face @rcmp.bsky.social discipline. #Police https://rdnewsnow.com/2026/10/07/no-wrongdoing-by-officers-in-july-2024-sylvan-lake-incident/08 Oct 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxetm6ck2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxekbqdlzs2uYikes https://globalnews.ca/news/12091271/jeff-rath-litigation-funder-lawsuit/08 Oct 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxekbqdlzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxda7io42c2dWhat's her deal?08 Oct 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxda7io42c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxc6la7wes2vHopefully, courts will declare s.12 Charter (cruel & unusual treatment) violations & grant remedies of more than sentence reductions. Governments can live with sentence reductions but not stays of criminal prosecutions. #Prison #HumanRights https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/the-ford-government-quietly-changed-its-building-code-clearing-the-way-for-more-triple-bunking-in-ontario-s-overcrowded-jails/article_02160272-d826-47fa-ad22-a87be9152b51.html07 Oct 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxc6la7wes2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mxa6drdi2c2jhttps://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.736764806 Oct 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxa6drdi2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mx7x7g67w22vMeanwhile, the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service continues to make perverse decisions, damaging the reputation of the justice system and morale within policing and ASIRT. #Police #PoliceBrutality #Transparency #Accountability https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/martin-review-alberta-9.7364953?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar06 Oct 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7x7g67w22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mx4xzeunpk26https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.736764805 Oct 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4xzeunpk26https://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mwz6ivomm22xThis is what Alex Ovechkin supports - Putin's kidnapping of Ukrainian children whom he conscripts into the Russian army. BTW, has Trump ever done anything about this. other than give Putin the Red Carpet treatment? #Putin #Ovechkin https://youtu.be/z6CjzIdwa18?si=C57oYWV-yDjsU6WC04 Oct 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwz6ivomm22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mwvrrjbijk22Join 100s of Edmonton residents, community leagues, & urban livability advocates. Receive digest featuring: 7-day decibel severity hotspots Sleep curfew violation counts Loudest audio clips of the week Have @edmontonpolice.bsky.social & Police Commission signed up? sethdear.ca/yegnoise/fleet https://sethdear.ca/yegnoise/fleet02 Oct 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvrrjbijk22https://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mwoa2uilbc2d"The sisters ... remained at the RCMP detachment for 5 days despite a judge’s order they be taken to a detention centre. Police maintained that during 5 days of questioning, they confessed to involvement in the stabbing." Any police accountability? www.law360.ca/ca/accesstojustice/articles/2530330 https://www.law360.ca/ca/accesstojustice/articles/253033029 Sep 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoa2uilbc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mwnzwtmoek2g"The state of Washington is urging the Mark Carney government not to fast-track the new West Coast oil pipeline, saying shared waters are “too valuable” to expedite a project that could lead to a catastrophic oil spill and harm ecosystems and the maritime economy." https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/09/29/Pump-Brakes-West-Coast-Oil-Pipeline/29 Sep 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnzwtmoek2g