2024 Conference in Review
Thank you to all who attended our 15th annual event.
Conference Co-Chairs

Robert Fenton, K.C.
Director, Legal Services
Calgary Police Service

R. Kyle Friesen, O.O.M
General Counsel, Legal Services
Surrey Police Service

Superintendent Alison Laurin
CFSEU_BC
Vancouver Police Department
Featured Speakers

Dwayne Lakusta
Chief of Police
Grande Prairie Police Service

Prabhu Rajan
Police Complaint Commissioner
Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner

Norm Lipinski, O.O.M., LL.B., M.B.A.
Chief Constable
Surrey Police Service

Katherine Murphy
Legal & Regulatory Services Division, Executive Director
Calgary Police Service

Rob Farrer
Vice-President
National Police Federation

Inspector S.K. (Sunny) Bhangu
Officer in Charge, “E” and “M” Division Professional Responsibility Unit
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Agenda Highlights
- Civilian Oversight: Priorities for Improving Police Accountability and Public Accessibility
- Intersection of AI in Police Investigations and Breach of Public Trust Law
- Police Act Reforms in BC and Alberta: What is Now Captured Under the “Misconduct” Definition and What Can (and Can’t) be Resolved through an Informal Complaint Process
- The Role of Police in Enforcement amid the Re-Criminalization of Drugs in BC
- Evolving Case Law in McNeil Disclosure and Expungement
- Duty to Account v. Officer Self-Incrimination amid an Increase of Deaths in Custody

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