Episode Details

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Most affordable

• What a flex: Edmonton named one of the most affordable cities in the world

Rotten eggs

• Edmonton residents concerned about gas odour from Imperial Oil refinery

Pride corner

• A busy intersection in Edmonton has been dominated by homophobic street preachers for years

Guest: Anne Stevenson

• @edmonton_anne
• Ward O-day'min Councillor

Police commission

• Op-ed from EPC chair John McDougall: Edmonton police have a duty to keep protests safe
• Commission should question police about fatal shooting, says criminologist
• Opinion: Edmonton Police Commission's role isn't defending police action
• Tweet from Alayne Sinclair
• Council looks to make police commission bigger amid calls for better oversight

Governance stuff

• Police Act
• Edmonton Police Commission Bylaw (PDF)
• Edmonton Police Commission Policies

Other links

• Heart of YEG Safe Walk
• Council privately quashes recommended audit of Edmonton policing
• Integrity commissioner dismisses police association's complaint against councillor
• The Progress Report has filed a discreditable conduct complaint against Chief McFee

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