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A 68-year-old Black man will be returning to Montreal municipal court to challenge a $483 ticket he received. He says it's about bringing attention to racial profiling.
Quebec solidaire (QS) is urging Premier Francois Legault not to challenge the recent Superior Court ruling that will prohibit police from randomly stopping motorists and asked him to act in the 'most concrete way to eliminate racial profiling in Quebec.'
MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is hailing a Quebec Superior Court decision banning random police stops in the province and says other provinces should take similar steps without waiting for a court case.
The decision won’t put an end to racial profiling overnight, Judge Michel Yergeau wrote in his ruling, but the court is giving the province six months to adjust laws so police can no longer pull people over without a reason such as a traffic infraction.
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated laws that allow police to randomly pull over drivers for traffic stops.