TRIBUNAL RULED LASALLE BLACK TEACHER A VICTIM OF ILLEGAL POLICE ARREST AND UNJUSTIFIED FORCE BUT NOT RACIAL PROFILING
Montreal, February 13, 2013 --- Two Montreal police officers who violently dragged out, arrested and then fined a Lasalle Black teacher who was in his friend's car while waiting for take-out food, broke the law but did not commit racial profiling, ruled the Police Ethics Committee in a decision rendered last week.
ELDERLY DISABLED WOMAN FILED COMPLAINT WITH JUDICIAL COUNCIL AGAINST JUDGE FOR DESCRIBING HER AS “F-KED”
Montréal, February 8, 2013 --- The Quebec Judicial Council has set up a committee of five judges to enquire into the case of an elderly minority woman with mental health issues who was exposed to disparaging remarks, including the F-word, during her appearance before a Montreal Municipal Court judge in October 2011.
POLICE OFFICERS BREACHED CONFIDENTIALITY RULE OF POLICE ETHICS CONCILIATION
Montreal, December 14, 2012 --- For the first time, the integrity of the police ethics complaint process is being tested as two police officers, who were cited as respondents in a complaint, used information obtained during the confidential conciliation session to defend themselves and attack the complainant in another civil proceeding when such use is specifically prohibited by law.
PLAINTE CONTRE UNE COOPÉRATIVE D'HABITATION POUR DISCRIMINATION CONTRE UN JEUNE HANDICAPÉ ET SON PÈRE
Montréal, 11 décembre 2013 --- Le cas d'un père et de son fils handicapé qui se font refuser la location d'un logement au sein d'une coopérative d'habitation dans le centre-ville, Radar, pourra entraîner des changements systémiques importants à la manière dont ces organismes reçoivent des fonds publics pour adapter leurs logements et admettent des locataires handicapés.
DÉCISION : SUSPENSION DE CINQ JOURS SANS TRAITEMENT POUR LES DEUX POLICIERS IMPLIQUÉS DANS L’AFFAIRE JOEL DEBELLEFEUILLE
Montréal, 10 décembre 2012 --- Dans une décision rendue la semaine dernière, le Comité de déontologie policière a ordonné une suspension de cinq jours sans traitement pour chacun des deux policiers de Longueuil impliqué dans l'affaire Joel Debellefeuille, pour avoir commis du profilage racial et des infractions au Code de déontologie des policiers.
OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE JOEL DEBELLEFEUILLE CASE SUSPENDED FOR FIVE DAYS WITHOUT PAY
Montreal, November 10, 2012 --- The Police Ethics Committee has ordered that the two City of Longueuil police officers involved in the Joel Debellefeuille case be suspended for five days without pay for racial profiling and violating the Code of Police Ethics.
BUREAU DES ENQUÊTES INDÉPENDANTES : LE PROJET DE LOI 12 EST UN BON PAS PROMETTEUR
Montréal, 30 novembre 2012 --- Le Projet de loi 12, qui vise à créér un mécanisme d’enquête indépendante portant sur les actes policiers causant un décès ou des blessures sérieuses, comporte autant d’éléments prometteurs que d’éléments nécessitants des clarifications législatives.
Telle est l’analyse sommaire du CRARR à propos du Projet de loi (PL) présenté hier par le Gouvernement du Québec.
BUREAU OF INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS INTO POLICE INTERVENTIONS: BILL 12 IS A PROMISING STEP
Montréal, November 30, 2012 ---The Quebec Government’s newly introduced Bill 12, which aims to instigate a mechanism for independent investigations of police cases involving death or serious injury, includes both promising elements and elements in need of further legislative clarification.
What follows is a summary of the CRARR’s analysis of the Bill presented yesterday.
BLACK YOUTH CHARGED IN MISTAKEN IDENTITY CASE TO APPEAR IN COURT NEXT MONDAY
Montréal, December 1st, 2012 --- Mr. Mark Wiles-Simpson, the 19 year-old Black youth who was arrested and charged by the Montreal Police last October in a case of mistake identity, will have to appear in court next Monday, December 3rd, 2012, at 9:00 am, in courtroom R.30 at Montreal’s Municipal Court (775 Gosford, Champs de Mars metro).
UN JEUNE HOMME NOIR PORTERA EN APPEL UNE DÉCISION DU TAQ SUR LE PROFILAGE RACIAL
Montréal, 23 novembre 2012 --- Un jeune homme d'origine haïtienne, dont le permis de conduire a été suspendu par la Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec suite à une intervention policière, demandera la semaine prochaine à la Cour supérieure de réviser une décision du Tribunal administratif du Québec (TAQ) en raison de son analyse discutable des faits et de la jurisprudence en matière de profilage racial.
RACIAL PROFILING AND ASSAULT IN THE METRO: BLACK RIDER’S CASE MOVES TO NEXT STAGE
Montréal, November 12, 2012 --- The case of a 61 year-old Black metro rider who was intercepted, detained, physically assaulted and fined by three Montreal Transit Corporation (MTC) inspectors last winter will be investigated the Human Rights Commission and brought to a full trial in Montreal Municipal Court.
HEARING ON JUDICIAL REVIEW OF POLICE ETHICS COMMITTEE'S DECISION ON THE AMAL ASMAR CASE
Montreal, November 11, 2012 --- The application for judicial review filed by Amal Asmar, the Concordia University student who was violently arrested and abusively fined by two Montreal police officers in February 2010, will be heard tomorrow, Monday, November 12, 2012, at 9:30 am, before the Quebec Superior Court, at the Montreal Court House (1 Notre Dame East).
LA COMMISSION DES DROITS REFUSE LA REPRÉSENTATION D'UNE MÈRE ARABE SANS MOYENS DEVANT LE TRIBUNAL
Montréal, 23 novembre 2012 --- Une femme d’origine arabe, qui a eu gain de cause avec sa plainte de discrimination devant la Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, a été informée qu’il n’est pas « dans l’intérêt public » que son cas soit porté par la Commission devant le Tribunal des droits de la personne.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST MONTREAL POLICE OFFICER #728: VICTIM WITHDRAWS MEDIATION AND REQUESTS INVESTIGATION
Montréal, November 1, 2012 --- As a result of additional information concerning Montreal Police Officer Stéphanie Trudeau (“Officer # 728”), a victim of the officer’s actions has decided to reject mediation and request the Quebec human rights commission to investigate the case.
ADVISORY: CRARR WARNS ENGINEERING STUDENTS OF JOB DISCRIMINATION CAUSED BY THE U.S. ITAR RULE
Montreal, October 25, 2012 --- A recent case of a Lebanese Canadian youth who was denied a job in the aerospace and defense industry led CRARR to launch an information campaign in local universities and training schools on the U.S. State Department's International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
