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A Saskatoon police officer who was fired over a friendship with a Hells Angels affiliate continues to be attempting to get his job again.
Former sergeant Robbie Taylor is interesting to the Saskatchewan Police Fee, after an impartial listening to officer upheld his dismissal in a call issued earlier this 12 months.
Police Chief Cam McBride fired Taylor in March 2025 after deciding Taylor was “unsuitable” to be a police officer on account of his friendship with a person who was an affiliate of the Hells Angels biker gang.
At an enchantment listening to in entrance of a three-member panel of the police fee on Friday in Saskatoon, Taylor’s attorneys Scott Hopley and Brian Pfefferle argued the listening to officer’s resolution needs to be overturned.
“She might discover one thing that was worthy of self-discipline, that was worthy of correction, however that is any person who was not, in our submission, incapable of continuous to work as a police officer,” Pfefferle mentioned.
One of many predominant points raised on enchantment is an allegation of abuse of course of, which was additionally raised through the weeklong listening to in September 2025.
It pertains to the truth that then-police chief Troy Cooper obtained a criticism in 2023 about Taylor interfering in a site visitors cease of his pal, whose title is topic to a publication ban.
The criticism was handed up the chain of command by then-deputy-chief McBride, and Cooper in the end determined to not pursue any disciplinary motion.
Nonetheless, the primary time Taylor’s attorneys realized that Cooper had determined to take no motion was when McBride testified about it on the listening to final September.
That was “unfair” to the attorneys whereas they ready for the listening to, Hopley argued.
“Worse, this type of tactical, strategic method to cover crucial data, that strikes on the coronary heart of the administration of justice,” Hopley mentioned.
“That is an outrageous abuse of course of.”
Ashley Smith, the lawyer for the Saskatoon Police Service, argued there was no precise doc to share with Taylor’s attorneys concerning the choice to take no motion.
Below persistent questioning from police fee chair Aaron Fox, Smith acknowledged it was “related” data, however maintained it did not exist in a kind that could possibly be disclosed.
She mentioned the disclosure that was shared clearly confirmed there had been a priority that went up the chain of command, and wasn’t investigated.
Smith additionally argued that Taylor ought to have identified a friendship with somebody related to an organized crime group was not OK.
She mentioned nothing in need of dismissal was applicable, due to the lack of belief between McBride and Taylor, and the necessity to keep the general public’s belief within the police service.
The Saskatchewan Police Fee panel — consisting of Fox, Leanne Lang and John Ajioritis — reserved its resolution.