Number 168 on the list

A popular viral tweet may have led you to believe that the EPS has a secret list. The paper might not be real, but the implications are. Plus, we speak with Temitope Oriola about police accountability.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Valley Line LRT

• New LRT now running in downtown Edmonton, but still just for testing

Work from home

• The Best Work-From-Home Cities for 2022

Freedom Convoy

• Edmonton police officers who joined 'Freedom Convoy' rally now suspended without pay

Guest: Temitope Oriola

• Opinion: Edmonton Police Commission's role isn't defending police action
• @TopeOriola

Code of conduct

• Integrity commissioner dismisses police association's complaint against councillor

The list

• Troy's tweet
• Edmonton police deny keeping 'list' of critics
• Another tweet from Troy
• Michael Janz interview on CBC

Sohi fires back

• 'A slap in the face': Mayor slams provincial budget
• Amarjeet Sohi's tweet thread on masks
• Kenney vows to stop municipalities imposing public health restrictions
• Amarjeet Sohi's tweet thread on the MGA change

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