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This boarded-up building lays bare Montreal's crumbling social housing system
on March 8th, 2023
The windows have been covered with plywood, the property is fenced off and a "danger" sign warns passersby who might want to trespass. The building at 5210-5222 Walkley Ave. in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood was once a vibrant public housing complex and home to more than a dozen families. The last of its residents were ordered to leave in 2014, after water damage and mould had made the place uninhabitable.  Read More
UN GROUPE ANTIRACISTE AFFIRME QUE LE SPVM A RETENU LES CONCLUSIONS D'UN RAPPORT SUR LE PROFILAGE RACIAL
on March 7th, 2023
Le Service de police de Montréal (SPVM) fait face aux critiques d'un groupe local de défense des droits de la personne qui l'accuse de retenir les conclusions d'un rapport sur le profilage racial par des agents. Trois professeurs universitaires ont agi à titre d'experts indépendants et ont été chargés de rédiger un deuxième rapport sur le profilage racial des agents du SPVM. Cependant, ils ont terminé leur travail il y a des mois et s'attendaient à ce que leurs conclusions soient rendues publiques maintenant.  Read More
Anti-racism group says Montreal police withheld findings of racial profiling report
on March 6th, 2023
The Montreal police force (SPVM) is facing criticism from a local human rights group accusing the force of withholding the findings of a report on racial profiling by officers. Three university professors served as independent experts and were tasked with writing a second report about racial profiling by SPVM officers. However, they finished their work months ago and expected their findings to be made public by now.  Read More
Red Coalition alleges SPVM withholding findings on racial profiling
on March 6th, 2023
The Red Coalition is calling for an independent report on racial profiling within the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SVPM) to be released. According to the coalition, the SPVM has held the findings of the report — the second such independent report — since the summer of 2022. “This is unacceptable that the SPVM and the City of Montreal have been sitting on this new report for months! They think the citizens are stupid and we will forget! They’re wrong! The Red Coalition doesn’t forget! Ask the City of Longueuil!,” said Joel DeBellefeuille, director and founder of the Red Coalition, in a statement.  Read More
Family of Black man killed by Repentigny police files to sue city for $430K in damages
on February 28th, 2023
The family of Jean René Junior Olivier, a 37-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by Repentigny police outside his home in 2021, have filed their intent to sue the city, saying its officers were too quick to use lethal force. Court documents requesting approval for the lawsuit were filed in nearby Joliette Tuesday morning, two weeks after the Quebec prosecutor's office, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP), announced it would not be pursuing charges against the officers involved in shooting Olivier.   Read More
La mère de Jean-René Junior Olivier, abattu par des policiers de Repentigny en août 2021, a déposé une poursuite contre la Ville de Repentigny
on February 28th, 2023
La mère de Jean-René Junior Olivier, abattu par des policiers de Repentigny en août 2021, a déposé une poursuite contre la Ville de Repentigny et son service de police à qui elle réclame 430 000 $. Elle reproche aux policiers d’avoir utilisé une force démesurée contre un homme qui était en situation de vulnérabilité. Le 1er août 2021, la mère de Jean-René Junior Olivier, Marie Mireille Bence, avait composé le 911, inquiète pour son fils de 37 ans en proie à une crise de santé mentale et craignant qu’il se blesse. Au cours de leur intervention ce jour-là, les policiers ont ouvert le feu sur l’homme dont le décès a été constaté plus tard à l’hôpital.  Read More
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Family of Montreal man killed while unlawfully jailed wants systemic racism inquiryLa famille de l’homme demande une enquête sur le racisme systémiqueSystemic racism inquiry called for by family of man who died after being pepper-sprayed at Bordeaux prisonDétenu mort à la prison de Bordeaux: une coalition exige plus de transparence sur le milieu carcéralUN GROUPE ANTIRACISTE RÉCLAME UNE ENQUÊTE PUBLIQUE SUR LA MORT DU DÉTENU DE BORDEAUXRights group seeks public inquiry into death of man in Montreal jailLobby group seeks public inquiry in Montreal man's jail deathAnti-racism group calls for release of video in connection with Montreal jail deathCivil rights group calls for inquiry into death of illegally jailed 21-year-old black manUne coalition réclame la publication de la vidéo de l’interventionLobby group seeks public inquiry, release of video in Montreal man’s jail deathAnti-racism group claims Quebec told Longueuil police to ignore court order on racial profilingAllison Hanes: Montreal prison death demands urgent answersRed Coalition: Quebec ministry told Longueuil police force to defy court order on racial profilingQuebec told Longueuil police to disregard court order on racial profiling, says anti-racism groupCivil rights group accuses Quebec of covering up race-based police dataQue s’est-il passé à Bordeaux ?Public inquiry ordered into jail death of illegally detained Montreal manPublic inquest to be held into death of man in Montreal jailChief coroner orders public inquiry into death of 21-year-old illegally detained at Bordeaux jailCoroner orders public inquiry into Montreal man's jail deathIl y aura une enquête publique du coroner sur la mort de Nicous SpringRed Coalition calling for investigation into systemic racism in Quebec jailsChief Coroner orders public inquiry into death of Nicous SpringPolice union head tells Montreal's new chief: staffing shortages 1st, community policing 2ndPROFILAGE RACIAL: UNE PLAINTE OFFICIELLE DÉPOSÉE CONTRE LA VILLE DE LONGUEUILCoalition alleges contempt of court against LongueuilPROFILAGE RACIAL: «LA CAQ DOIT TENIR SES PROMESSES», ESTIME LA COALITION ROUGEGroups to kick off Black History Month with measures to fight racism
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Anti-racism group accuses Montreal-area school of systemic racismCalls grow to change streets named after Christopher Columbus on island of MontrealQuebec sisters afraid to go school, say racism complaints ignoredGroup says private school near Montreal ignored racism complaintsCas de racisme et de cyberintimidation au Collège Bourget de RigaudUn citoyen souhaite «annuler» Christophe Colomb à Pointe-ClaireRACISME ET CYBERINTIMIDATION: LE COLLÈGE BOURGET MIS EN DEMEUREBlack anti-racism groups lob volleys at Canada and QuebecProminent Quebeckers voice support for Trudeau’s anti-Islamophobia representativeProminent Québecers plead for federal anti-Islamophobia rep to be given a chancePetition against Bill 21 tabled at National AssemblyMontreal police brotherhood says it's too easy to blame its members for racial profilingLongueuil, other Quebec police slow in implementing race-based data frameworkAucune accusation ne sera portée contre les policiers qui ont tué Junior OlivierCalls for police accountability as officers who fatally shot Jean René Olivier face no chargesLack of care on Loyola property "unacceptable":DeBellefeuilleGroups call to cancel puppet show featuring minstrel characterUn spectacle pour enfants sème la controverse dans l’ouest de MontréalUn exemple de « racisme systémique », dénoncent des associationsLocal Montreal play carries on despite upset over controversial puppetFamily of man killed by Repentigny police says lawsuit incomingLa mère de Jean-René Junior Olivier poursuit la Ville de RepentignyLa mère de Jean-René Junior Olivier, abattu par des policiers de Repentigny en août 2021, a déposé une poursuite contre la Ville de RepentignyFamily of Black man killed by Repentigny police files to sue city for $430K in damages
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