David Cassels
President, Coalition for Canadian Police Reform
Following 30 years of service with the Edmonton Police, David was appointed Chief of Police in Winnipeg, Canada. He served on the Advisory Board of the Law Commission of Canada and several other government and community Boards locally, provincially and nationally. As a life member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, he served on the Board of Directors, Law Amendments Committee, Human Resources Committee and Identification and Laboratory Services Committee. As Winnipeg Police Chief, he planned and directed the department’s reorganization, implementing a decentralized community policing model.
As Operational Commander, David was also responsible for the response and recovery during the Edmonton Tornado (1987), the Winnipeg Red River Flood (1997) and assisted the RCMP with the recovery effort following the Okanagan Mountain Park wildfires in 2003.
For the past 22 years, David has provided consulting services to several government departments including Justice Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Foreign Affairs Canada, RCMP International Training Unit, Canadian Firearms Centre, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and the Canadian International Development Agency. He was directly involved in the formation of the South East Europe Police Chiefs Association, the reorganization of the San Jose Police Department, Costa Rica and Co-founder of the Coalition for Canadian Police Reform (C-CPR) presently serving as President.
Following 30 years of service with the Edmonton Police, David was appointed Chief of Police in Winnipeg, Canada. He served on the Advisory Board of the Law Commission of Canada and several other government and community Boards locally, provincially and nationally. As a life member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, he served on the Board of Directors, Law Amendments Committee, Human Resources Committee and Identification and Laboratory Services Committee. As Winnipeg Police Chief, he planned and directed the department’s reorganization, implementing a decentralized community policing model.
As Operational Commander, David was also responsible for the response and recovery during the Edmonton Tornado (1987), the Winnipeg Red River Flood (1997) and assisted the RCMP with the recovery effort following the Okanagan Mountain Park wildfires in 2003.
For the past 22 years, David has provided consulting services to several government departments including Justice Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Foreign Affairs Canada, RCMP International Training Unit, Canadian Firearms Centre, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and the Canadian International Development Agency. He was directly involved in the formation of the South East Europe Police Chiefs Association, the reorganization of the San Jose Police Department, Costa Rica and Co-founder of the Coalition for Canadian Police Reform (C-CPR) presently serving as President.
