A CHRONICLE OF NEWS FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY | April 28, 2016 – Vol. 21 No. 18 Former Toronto deputy police chief joins Deloitte Apr 22 2016 VICTORIA - A police officer who advocates for the legalization of drugs while off duty has been awarded $20,000 in a human rights case that pitted the officer against his employer, the Victoria Police Department. Page 4 Apr 22 2016 Former Hamilton-Wentworth Police Chief Robert Hamilton has died. Page 5 Apr 23 2016 MONTREAL - Montreal police are asking for amendments to Que- bec’s Highway Safety Code in order to crack down on impaired cyclists. Page 5 Star Photo:Toronto Apr 26 2016 Canadian police cannot keep secret their advanced spying de- Apr 28 2016 “Our focus is working with businesses vices or their relationships with One of Toronto’s best-known police to recognize the new threat environment,” he telecommunications corpora- leaders is going to the private sec- said in an interview. tions because claims of police tor, three months after announcing Mr. Sloly, a police reformer who built re- privilege carry little or no weight his retirement and a year after a con- lationships with Toronto’s minority commu- in criminal courts. troversial management shuffle at the nities, will also counsel Deloitte and its client Page 9 police force. companies on diversity. Apr 26 2016 Peter Sloly, 49, started last Monday as He was long considered a front-runner to OTTAWA - Figures from the Jus- an executive director at professional services replace former police chief Bill Blair. But tice Department paint a dark pic- firm Deloitte Canada. He will advise client last April, the board picked another deputy ture of the state of indigenous companies, in particular, on how to avoid and chief, Mark Saunders, as Mr. Blair’s succes- incarceration, with aboriginals respond to cyberattacks and on other types of sor. Mr. Sloly was quickly taken off some seriously overrepresented in the risk and security management. of his long-time projects and even moved to youth criminal justice system. Page 10 Apr 27 2016 EDMONTON - Edmonton media have won a battle to open a police disciplinary hearing to the public. Page 11 a smaller office, moves that rankled many “The nature of the attacks are getting use oral fluid screening at the side of the road officers. more sophisticated, so to have someone with to assess recent drug use? The answer to that When Mr. Sloly retired in February, he Peter’s experience and background is some- was yes.’’ said he had planned to leave and had only thing we’re very excited about,” he said. Beirness said two of the drug-detecting stayed for the ensuing months in order to help “The nature of this work truly knows no devices, the Draeger Drug Test and the Drug- smooth the transition. Deloitte’s top manage- boundaries.” wipe, are manufactured in Germany and the ment got in touch soon after, he said. Mr. Brain and Mr. Sloly had both served other is called the Alere, which is made in “I’m feeling rejuvenated, I’m feeling on the board of the Toronto YMCA. Britain. rested [and] energized, and in large part be- “The timing was very sort of serendipi- The next step, before any of the devices cause of the types of opportunities that have tous when he decided to retire from the police can be approved in Canada, is for police of- come my way,” he said. force, and given that decision and how hot ficers to test them in the field in various juris- “I always wanted to have a big career af- the market is right now for services such as dictions, said Beirness, adding that a repre- ter policing, multiple careers after policing, cybersecurity, we came together very natu- sentative from the Justice Department attends so this checks a big box for me - an opportu- rally,” said Mr. Brain. their committee meetings. nity to work in the private sector for a large, Mr. Sloly, a familiar face at many Toron- The RCMP confirmed Thursday that successful company and one where they to non-profits and community groups, said its plans involve testing so-called oral fluid would leverage my full skill sets, passions he will keep serving on all of them. But he’s drug screening devices, which are similar to and interests.” giving the police force a wide berth except breathalyzers used to detect the presence of Cybercrime was something Mr. Sloly when asked. alcohol. saw up close many times on the police force, “I’m always open and available; in fact “Such devices can aid in the identifica- where he served for 27 years and as deputy I’ve had the odd phone call from former tion and apprehension of drug-impaired chief for more than six. colleagues and members of the board just drivers and are becoming increasingly com- Those cases ran the gamut “from the seeking a quick opinion from me on is- mercially available and are currently being schoolyard bullying that went on online, to sues,” he said. “But equally, I’m not reach- used in other countries,’’ the force said in a significant corporate hack attacks that would ing out. I want to make sure there’s plenty statement. cost corporations, and in some cases govern- of space for the current folks to do what “The research project will help deter- ments, millions of dollars in lost capacity, if they think they need to do without any un- mine if roadside oral fluid drug screening de- not hard losses,” he said. necessary distractions.” vices have potential for use in drug-impaired “Some people would suggest there isn’t (Globe and Mail) driving enforcement in Canada. Legislative such a thing as cybercrime - it’s just the changes will have to take place before such new cyber-reality where every single crime devices can be approved for use in Canada.’’ has a cyber, social [media] or digital ele- THURSDAY The Mounties said surveys and research ment to it.” APRIL 21, 2016 suggest drug-impaired driving is becoming He also helped usher in the first social- as prevalent as driving under the influence of media strategy at a major Canadian police alcohol. force and will be helping Deloitte clients Apr 21 2016 Officers using the device at the roadside improve their use of social media. WASHINGTON - FBI Director James would ask drivers to stick out their tongues as Mr. Sloly has been getting to know his Comey has hinted that the FBI paid a sample of saliva is taken with an instrument new company’s cybersecurity facility in more than $1 million to break into the similar to a tongue depressor. Vaughan, and this week he attended a confer- locked iPhone used by one of the San Beirness, who co-authored a 2015 report ence in the field in Washington. Bernardino attackers. on cannabis use and driving for the Canadian He will often work around the globe in At an Aspen Security Forum event in Centre on Substance Abuse, said the devices the “incredibly fast-growing” field of cyber- London on Thursday, Comey said the FBI would help provide police with evidence that security, said Ryan Brain, regional managing had paid an unidentified third-party more could lead to convictions. partner for Deloitte in Toronto. money than he’ll earn in his remaining seven years as FBI director. Apr 21 2016 He did not reveal the precise amount. 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