The Red Coalition, a group dedicated to eliminate the practice of racial profiling and systemic racism in Montreal, has appointed a new director. Alain Babineau will now serve as their spokesperson and coordinator on issues of racial profiling and public safety. “It’s a new organization, but I have detected among it’s members a very genuine desire and interest to tackle the issue of racism and discrimination head-on,” Babineau said at a press conference on Wednesday morning at the Jamaica Association of Montreal’s offices.  Read More

Alain Babineau has taken the helm of the Red Coalition on issues of racial profiling and public safety. Over the past year, the prominent advocate for minorities has lent his expertise to the city’s Office of the Commissioner for the Fight against Racism and Systemic Discrimination, and previously was an advisor to the Center for Research Action on Race Relations (CRARR). Babineau left the job at the city while publicly voicing a frustration with what he called a culture resistant to change. “I am honored to join the Red Coalition and continue my vocation to combat the practices of racial profiling wherever they may be found,” he said. “The Coalition may be a fledgling organization, but I detect amongst its members a genuine desire to tackle the issues of racism and discrimination head on.”  Read More

MONTREAL, May 30, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Red Coalition is proud to announce Mr. Alain Babineau as its new director on issues of racial profiling and public safety. After 30 years in law enforcement including stints with the Ontario Provincial Police and the Military Police of Canada, Alain retired in 2016 at the rank of Staff Sergeant after 28 years of service in the within the RCMP.   Read More

“The only way Legault and the CAQ were able to pass Bill 21 was using section 33” says Joel DeBellefeuille, founder and executive director of the Red Coalition, which launched a National Assembly petition demanding the Quebec government remove certain elements of Bill 21 that affect the rights and freedoms of marginalized individuals. “It was a premeditated plan to stop a full-on pushback by the opposition and people of Quebec. It's like using cheat codes in video games to win.”  Read More

“Bill 21 is systemic discrimination,” says Lina El Bakir, Quebec advocacy officer for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, on a new petition at the national assembly against the secularism law. Brittany Henriques reports. By Brittany Henriques Posted May 7, 2022, 12:59PM EDT. Groups and advocates against Quebec’s Bill 21 are throwing their support behind a new petition at the National Assembly calling on the government to revisit sections of the secularism law.  Read More

By Brittany Henriques Posted Apr 30, 2022, 3:07PM EDT. Last Updated Apr 30, 2022, 6:47PM EDT. A video of a Montreal police officer pushing a homeless man into a block of concrete has caused outrage online, with politicians and advocates calling the officer’s actions “unacceptable.” The 17-second video posted to TikTok on Thursday showed two officers intervening to remove the man from what appeared to be a small encampment in Montreal’s Chinatown.  Read More