The EPS phenotyping about-face

DNA phenotyping — something you probably haven't heard of before — was everywhere this week. That is, until the EPS were called out on their bunk science and tried to make it nowhere instead.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Red tape award

• NEWS RELEASE: City wins 2022 Municipal Excellence Award for Red Tape Reduction

UAlberta ventilation data

• University of Alberta releases building-specific ventilation data

Learning city

• NEWS RELEASE: Edmonton secures place as Canada's first UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities member
• Mayor Amarjeet Sohi's tweet

Guest: Bashir Mohamed

• @BashirMohamed
• Edmonton SRO Research Project

DNA phenotyping

• NEWS RELEASE: Police use DNA phenotyping in unsolved sexual assault
• EPS Statement on DNA Phenotyping
• Edmonton police use DNA phenotyping as 'last resort' in hopes of identifying sexual assault suspect
• Ubaka Ogbogu's tweet
• Opinion: Edmonton police wrong to release DNA phenotyping mugshot of a Black man

Single-use reduction bylaw

• NEWS RELEASE: City council passes bylaw to significantly reduce waste
• Edmonton finalizes plastic bag, disposable food container bylaw
• Edmonton restaurants grapple with proposed ban on single-use items

Rec centre naming rights

• Edmonton councillors vote to sell naming rights of Clareview Recreation Centre
• Clareview Rec Centre to be renamed Jumpstart Community Recreation Centre

EPS jurisdictional scan

• Edmonton police funding debate dominated by conflict of interest concerns
• Per Capita Police Funding
• Police funding increases could be locked in before budget talks

EPS funding formula

• Councillors consider new funding formula for Edmonton Police Service
• Mack's tweet thread

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