Civil rights group questions Montreal police conduct after officers wrongly detain Black man, misplace key to handcuffs
on November 4th, 2022
A video showing Montreal police detaining a man during an investigation into a stolen vehicle Thursday is drawing questions on officer conduct.
The video begins with the man and the two officers standing in a parking lot beside the vehicle. The man, who has his hands cuffed behind him, is demanding police explain why he was stopped.
"Is it because I’m Black?" asked the man, more than once, who repeated that the car belongs to him.
"Not at all," responded the plain-clothes officer. Read More
Racial profiling: police can’t stop motorists without reason, Quebec Superior Court judge rules
on October 26th, 2022
Police can no longer conduct traffic stops on motorists without a reason, according to a Quebec Superior Court decision Tuesday.
BACKGROUND: Racial profiling trial into power of Quebec police to make random car stops
The decision determined the practice was arbitrary and a “safe conduct for racial profiling against the Black community.”
“Racial profiling does exist,” judge Michel Yergeau said. “It is not a laboratory-constructed abstraction. It is not a view of the mind. It manifests itself in particular among Black drivers of motor vehicles.” Read More
«Va-t-en chez vous»: une engueulade raciste filmée à LaSalle
on August 16th, 2022
Une famille de LaSalle a décidé de porter plainte à la police pour incident haineux après une engueulade raciste avec un passant. L’altercation verbale, filmée par la mère, circule sur les réseaux sociaux depuis.
Le 11 août dernier, Nadisha Hosein faisait marche arrière pour sortir de son domicile quand un passant l’a interpellée. Elle était accompagnée de son mari, Pramit Patel, de leur fille de huit ans et de l’amie de celle-ci. Read More
La mairesse de Montréal dénonce des propos racistes tenus dans une vidéo virale
on August 16th, 2022
«Chez vous, India! India ou Pakistan! Va t’en chez vous calice!»: voilà un extrait des propos à caractère xénophobe tenus par un homme dans une séquence filmée qui a été publiée hier sur Twitter par le regroupement Red Coalition et qui a été partagée plus d’une centaine de fois depuis. Read More
Man appears on video shouting racist slurs at Montreal family, hate incident report being filed
on August 16th, 2022
“Go back to where you came from,” said a man in French, seen on video insulting a family in front of their home in Montreal’s Lasalle on August 11, as he was walking by.
“We’ve never experienced anything like this ever in our lives,” said Nadisha Hosein, who was in the car with her eight-year-old daughter when this happened.
They were about to leave their home and head to tutoring when Hosein says she was accosted by the man. Read More
Couple fears for safety after man hurls racist insults in front of their 8-year-old daughter
on August 16th, 2022
Nadisha Hosein was pulling out of her driveway in Montreal's LaSalle borough with her husband, Pramit Patel, and their eight-year-old daughter last Thursday, when a pedestrian came out of nowhere behind her.
"When I saw him, I thought I'll just wait until he passes, and I'll continue reversing," she said.
The man, however, started berating her and her family, yelling racist slurs. Read More
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The Red Coalition Inc. Files $1 Million Human Rights Complaint Against the Québec Government Over Discriminatory Impact of Bill 96Human rights group seeks $1M in damages over Bill 96 'discrimination'$1-million human rights complaint filed against Quebec government over Bill 96 Human rights complaint against Bill 96 seeks $1M in damages from Quebec governmentRed Coalition files human rights complaints against Quebec on Bill 96
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New video shows disturbing police brutality against Black man in LavalMan says Laval police allegedly used excessive force during arrestToronto man files complaint against Laval, Que., police after violent arrest caught on videoUn homme affirme que la police de Laval aurait fait un usage excessif de la force lors de son arrestation‘I can’t breathe, guys’: Ontario man accuses police in Quebec of using excessive forceToronto-area man files complaint against Laval police over violent detainmentRed Coalition Calls for the Urgent Creation of an Anti-Racism Act in Québec
October
Quebec Premier François Legault's Denial of Systemic Racism Contributes to a Rising Climate of Hate and DiscriminationEnfant ébouillanté à Longueuil: une «profonde inquiétude» face à la libération de la suspecteUne femme accusée d’avoir aspergé d’eau bouillante un garçon de 10 ansLongueuil woman arrested again after Black child, 10, scalded with boiling waterWoman accused of throwing boiling water on 10-year-old boy faces aggravated assault chargeLegault should admit to systemic racism in Quebec: Red Coalition
2023
January
La famille de l’homme demande une enquête sur le racisme systémiqueFamily of Montreal man killed while unlawfully jailed wants systemic racism inquirySystemic racism inquiry called for by family of man who died after being pepper-sprayed at Bordeaux prisonUN GROUPE ANTIRACISTE RÉCLAME UNE ENQUÊTE PUBLIQUE SUR LA MORT DU DÉTENU DE BORDEAUXDétenu mort à la prison de Bordeaux: une coalition exige plus de transparence sur le milieu carcéralLobby group seeks public inquiry, release of video in Montreal man’s jail deathUne coalition réclame la publication de la vidéo de l’interventionCivil rights group calls for inquiry into death of illegally jailed 21-year-old black manAnti-racism group calls for release of video in connection with Montreal jail deathLobby group seeks public inquiry in Montreal man's jail deathRights group seeks public inquiry into death of man in Montreal jailAnti-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 inquest to be held into death of man in Montreal jailPublic inquiry ordered into jail death of illegally detained Montreal manIl y aura une enquête publique du coroner sur la mort de Nicous SpringCoroner orders public inquiry into Montreal man's jail deathChief coroner orders public inquiry into death of 21-year-old illegally detained at Bordeaux jailRed Coalition calling for investigation into systemic racism in Quebec jailsPolice union head tells Montreal's new chief: staffing shortages 1st, community policing 2ndChief Coroner orders public inquiry into death of Nicous SpringPROFILAGE 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
February
Cas de racisme et de cyberintimidation au Collège Bourget de RigaudGroup says private school near Montreal ignored racism complaintsQuebec sisters afraid to go school, say racism complaints ignoredCalls grow to change streets named after Christopher Columbus on island of MontrealAnti-racism group accuses Montreal-area school of systemic racismProminent Quebeckers voice support for Trudeau’s anti-Islamophobia representativeBlack anti-racism groups lob volleys at Canada and QuebecRACISME ET CYBERINTIMIDATION: LE COLLÈGE BOURGET MIS EN DEMEUREUn citoyen souhaite «annuler» Christophe Colomb à Pointe-ClaireProminent 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
March
Anti-racism group says Montreal police withheld findings of racial profiling reportRed Coalition alleges SPVM withholding findings on racial profilingUN GROUPE ANTIRACISTE AFFIRME QUE LE SPVM A RETENU LES CONCLUSIONS D'UN RAPPORT SUR LE PROFILAGE RACIALThis boarded-up building lays bare Montreal's crumbling social housing systemCity of Longueuil facing contempt charges related to police racial profilingLE PROFILAGE RACIAL EXERCÉ PAR LA POLICE DANS LA MIRE DU MINISTRE BONNARDELQuebec Bill on police practices facing criticismEthics complaint filed against Montreal executive committee chairperson"Smokescreen; a dog and pony show"City of Longueuil, Que. gets postponement of contempt of court charges
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Pearson Board denies allegations of systemic racism, assaultAllegations of discrimination and racism at Montreal-area elementary schoolPlaidoyer pour intégrer des résidents permanents au sein des corps policiers québécoisPlea to integrate permanent residents into Quebec police forcesPolicier au Québec: un métier encore fermé aux résidents permanents
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