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/3mqpicpkns225"Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says he wants to hear from Albertans if bike lanes are creating traffic congestion, hurting businesses or prolonging emergency response times." Brazenly biased. #abpoli https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/alberta-government-creates-bike-lane-complaint-line-ahead-of-fall-legislation/15 Jul 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpicpkns225https://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqkschnooc2rPolice 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 #Copaganda13 Jul 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkschnooc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqiuzdqf2k2o"Alberta’s provincial government has been named the provincial winner of the 2025 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy." #abpoli #FreedomOfInformation #Transparency https://swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/alberta-government-receives-secrecy-award-over-access-to-information-process13 Jul 2026 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqiuzdqf2k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqhzx554gc2rForest firefighters Robert MacLeod, bird dog pilot, air attack officer Olivier Lamy & air attack officer trainee Ryan Beck died, reminding us that there are far more dangerous jobs than police officer. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/buffalo-airways-pays-tribute-to-pilot-who-died-in-fort-simpson-n-w-t-crash-9.7265881?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar12 Jul 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhzx554gc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqhxruzyak2cVaugeois disagreed with Edmonton Police claims the film “enhanced” footage of officers, making them identifiable. “The footage used was provided entirely by the Arkangelo family & was already a matter of public record for 2 years & used by multiple media outlets." Tax dollars at work. #Police [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jul 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhxruzyak2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqhst3qgak2c"Current and former staff say the facility is vulnerable to security breaches & prisoner escapes. They describe a culture of "organized madness," where systemic issues have created an environment where misconduct thrives & alarms are silenced." #Prison https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/north-fraser-pretrial-centre-port-coquitlam-jail-security-lapses-escape-alkhalil-9.7266160?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar12 Jul 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhst3qgak2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqd7vkc2vc2c"Yet, amid the fanfare around Canada’s 150th anniversary, Parks Canada did not draw attention to the historic exclusions of Indigenous people from parks. And the government agency has never formally apologized." #Cdnpoli #IndigenousRights https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-shady-past-of-parks-canada-forced-out-indigenous-people-are-forging-a-comeback10 Jul 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqd7vkc2vc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqcjgt7s2s2cCriminal Trial Lawyers' Association Policing Committee Statement - Dispute between EPS Chief Rod Knecht and the Edmonton Police Commission – FOI – Alberta Privacy Commissioner Order https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:d720a97f-13b0-43db-b334-79e920d96e6410 Jul 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcjgt7s2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqchu7uwws2p"In 1992, when Canadians were given the opportunity to vote on the Charlottetown Accord, which included many of the UCP’s current decentralizing constitutional ideas, Canadians voted No. The accord was emphatically rejected by voters in the western provinces." #abpoli [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqchu7uwws2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqch6u26vc2p"In all cases, the five questions dealing with immigration are intended to appeal to a constituency of voters who support the racist and cruel approach to immigration taken by the Trump Administration in the United States." #abpoli [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqch6u26vc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqcftofja22p"But policy is paper, and prison is practice." #prison #humanrights https://aje.news/hsl27vhttps://aje.news/hsl27v10 Jul 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcftofja22phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mqa5xct5bk2cPart 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 #Lawyers09 Jul 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa5xct5bk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mq5cogst3k2fA ruling on a complaint by a former inmate at the YK North Slave Correctional Complex found discrimination on the basis of disability & social condition by failing to adequately offer access to education opportunities & substance abuse programming. https://cabinradio.ca/299403/news/justice/ruling-highlights-lack-of-nwt-corrections-accommodation-policy/08 Jul 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5cogst3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mpobsyivx22p"As the United States continues what may be the most critical negotiations – those with Iran – its negotiating team is led by the vice president of the US, and by two real estate investors with a side hustle in cryptocurrency." aje.news/qj8peh https://aje.news/qj8peh02 Jul 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpobsyivx22phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mpgy7mweps2v"details of the mitigating factors were redacted [by 'Police Operations Chief' Laforce] from the decision without explanation." Unacceptable withholding from the public information from a public hearing. Not even about what property was damaged. #Police https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/edmonton-police-officer-gets-reprimand-after-mischief-conviction-in-erratic-driving-case29 Jun 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgy7mweps2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mpgx4ejfg22v6 months after the charge was laid the Crown prosecution stayed the prosecution, refusing to give a meaningful explanation. Unacceptable lack of transparency. This leads to public speculation that the explanation is, "Because police". #Police #PoliceAccountability https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/kelan-henderson-maidstone-rcmp-wellness-check-9.7248936?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar29 Jun 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgx4ejfg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mpgusx5ilc2vDue to ASIRT referral , "EPS cannot provide any additional information at this time." Translation: “The Edmonton Police copaganda unit has provided a narrative clearing the shooter of any wrongdoing & we won’t answer any questions about that.” #Police https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/ASIRTJune27202629 Jun 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgusx5ilc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mpf4gebkq22v1. "CTLA lawyer, Caitlin Dick, said EPS’s attempt to curtail disclosure rules backfired." No kidding. Another body blow to Edmonton Police Service leadership. It was extraordinary for the court to punish the EPS with costs for its misconduct. ... #abpoli https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/supreme-court-dismisses-edmonton-police-restrict-disclosure-officer-misconduct28 Jun 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpf4gebkq22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mp7tssvyzs271. On August 26, 2024, Edmonton Police Service Cst Dylan Awid brutally assaults/abuses 4'11", 101 lb, 13 yr old. Had EPS done the right thing when he brutally assaulted another person in June, 2019 & fired him he wouldn't have been able to do it. ... https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/theres-a-f-ing-gun-pointed-at-your-head-break-in-charges-against-edmonton-teen-stayed-over-disturbing-police-conduct26 Jun 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7tssvyzs27https://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mp7g6rc57s2oA 7 to zip smackdown of the Edmonton Police Service's culture of withholding from Crown Prosecutors and the accused disclosure of police misconduct. #CriminalJustice https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/supreme-court-dismisses-edmonton-police-restrict-disclosure-officer-misconduct26 Jun 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7g6rc57s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mp55nqootc2x#Police https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-rcmp-constable-charged-with-assault-with-weapon-following-watchdog-investigation-9.724882325 Jun 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp55nqootc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mp2n3c543s2rA 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. https://www.readtheorchard.org/p/scoop-edmonton-police-chief-visited24 Jun 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2n3c543s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3moypy5izf22k1. Another death in an RCMP cell due to criminal misconduct. Common factors with other fatalities: - Police assuming the person is intoxicated, in breach of policy - Police lying about smell of alcohol & admission of consumption ... #Police #Prisoner https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/fatality-inquiry-mullock-in-custody-death-rcmp-airdrie-9.723258524 Jun 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3moypy5izf22khttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3movtsmigls2w1. More than 10 years ago, the Criminal Trial Lawyers’ Association made a freedom of information request to the Edmonton Police Service about this matter and this May we got an Order from the OIPC for the EPS to disclose more records. ... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/police-officer-in-parking-spot-for-the-disabled-called-out-on-social-media-1.309792922 Jun 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3movtsmigls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mot5653kms2whttps://www.claytonrice.com/chinas-illegal-police-stations-and-digital-transnational-repression/21 Jun 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mot5653kms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3moszfuqwak2wLindsay Martin, ED of the EFry Society of NW Ontario, said Ford’s comments “come from a place of privilege... the stigma that comes from looking down on people who are struggling with issues created by lack of funding and resources." #Prison #Indigenous #HumanRights https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/doug-ford-thunder-bay-jail-comments-9.7240485?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar21 Jun 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3moszfuqwak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mom4rcej2s2jMcAllister speaks for Smith. It will be telling if she doesn't fire him. #abpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bruce-mcallister-alberta-first-nations-social-media-9.724091419 Jun 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mom4rcej2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mol3aydpk223What will be the administration costs of the rebate program per $100 payment? #abpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-energy-rebate-9.723914518 Jun 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol3aydpk223https://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mol2dv4jd223... text messages sent by former councillor Sean Chu to a man now accused of offering money for council votes in which Chu said to “keep conversations to his personal phone” because his work phone was “subject to Freedom of Information” disclosure. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rcmp-corruption-allegations-calgary-city-hall-warrants-cell-phones-gondek-chu-phones-court-9.723928418 Jun 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol2dv4jd223https://bsky.app/profile/tomengel7.bsky.social/post/3mogo56x6zs22Wow. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/6/16/israel-seizes-power-over-occupied-west-bank-mosque-from-palestinians16 Jun 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:tm7cqjdd6g57koohwtigt3o7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogo56x6zs22