Appeal to be heard on decision in MLA Phillips surveillance case
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips will be able to appeal a 2020 decision that followed an incident of unauthorized surveillance by two Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) officers.
On April 14, 2017, Phillips, who was Alberta’s Minister of Environment at the time, met with associates at a downtown Lethbridge diner.
Among the topics of discussion was a new provincial park in the Castle region that was announced earlier that year. The announcement was controversial as it would have restricted unregulated off-road vehicle use in an environmentally-sensitive area.
Sgt. Jason Carrier and other uniformed officers were at the diner at the time, and upon learning that this matter was being discussed, suggested to Cst. Keon Woronuk that he should attend.