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

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

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

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

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 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