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Longueuil police chief Fady Dagher's contract has been renewed for another eight years.

It's a foot patrol that will deal specifically with people facing social issues that are not necessarily related to law and order — think of it as a prevention team that intervenes before someone calls 911.

A lack of diversity remains a glaring issue among police services in Quebec and across Canada, but there are small signs of change in recruitment and training practices.

Article content The list of supposed transgressions that have caused police to scrutinize Montrealers from racialized backgrounds over the years is as long as it is varied. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Allison Hanes: Longueuil, Montreal offer contrasting policing choices Back to video Anecdotal reports of racial profiling and overzealous police reactions were eventually confirmed by data collected by a team of independent experts in 2019. The Office de consultation publique de Montréal made similar findings after hearings on systemic disc...

  MONTREAL -- In a push to be more diverse, the Longueuil Police Service wants to recruit more officers from minority communities, a strategy that the police chief hopes will also build trust among youth. "We always have to try to build some bridges between us and the youth, sometimes [there is] a lack of trust. So it's our responsibility as a police department to be able to get closer and closer to the community," police chief Fady Dagher said in an interview with CTV Montreal. "We need diversity in the police force." Part of the strategy to diversify the force is to not only target yo...