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A law won't be enough to end racial profiling by police forces, the Montreal police department said Tuesday. The SPVM was in parliamentary committee to vote on Bill 14, which provides for the Minister of Public Security to set out guidelines for random police stops.
Quebec Public Security Minister François Bonnardel has introduced a bill to modernize police practices that will maintain the use of section 636 of the highway code.
Quebec Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel says he wants the province to better regulate police stops to combat racial profiling and give the police ethics commissioner more teeth. Bonnardel presented a vast bill on Wednesday, which aims mainly at modernizing certain practices of the police forces.
In the event of non-compliance with directives, police could face disciplinary sanctions.
Another motorist was stopped after he was clocked doing 153 km/h in a 90 km/h-zone in the Eastern Townships.