Racial Profiling

• Jail violated rights of Black man left naked in cell for hours: Quebec human rights tribunal

  Quebec's human rights tribunal has found that provincial jail guards violated the rights of a Black inmate who was left for hours naked and wet in a cell without a mattress.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2023
  
• South Shore man claims he was a victim of racial profiling

  A South Shore man claims he was the victim of racial profiling at the hands of the Longueuil police department, which has faced accusations of racial profiling before.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2023
  
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• Black family from Montreal alleges racial profiling after being removed from flight

  A Black Montreal family claims they were racially profiled after being kicked off of an Air Canada flight.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2023
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• ‘Gross incompetence:’ Man ticketed for contraband cigarettes says he was racially profiled

  Video of the incident shows part of the exchange between the man and local Quebec police, who fined him over $1,100 for obstructing an officer, possession of contraband and more.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
• Canadian Forces’ member out for run ‘mocked,’ alleges racial profiling by police

  An aerospace engineer who has served the military for 12 years is alleging racial profiling and harassment at the hands of a Quebec police force after being stopped while on a run.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2023
• Teen alleges wrongful arrest by Montreal police

  The teen says he plans to file a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission, as well as the Police Ethics Commission.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2023
• Montreal police chief refuses to impose moratorium on street checks despite racial profiling data

  Researchers from several Quebec universities looked at 2021 data and found that Indigenous Montrealers were six times more likely to be stopped than were white people in the city.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2023
• Laval man says police ethics commission ruling has brought him some peace

  The provincial body which reviews police ethics complaints concluded on June 8th that two Laval police officers who gave Pradel Content a ticket, erred.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2023
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• ‘I am hurt’: N.S. man says he was racially profiled at Halifax bakery

  Fred-Lucas Wilson says he felt discounted after an encounter with staff at LF Bakery in Halifax. He believes he was treated rudely because he is Black.

  Canada

  May 15, 2023
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• Man suing Montreal police for $125,000 in alleged racial profiling incident

  A man is suing the city of Montreal and its police force for $125,000 after he was falsely detained and then police couldn't find the key to the handcuffs they'd put on him.

  Crime

  May 3, 2023