The COVID-19 pandemic is still very much upon us, and with the Omicron variant spreading like wildfire, I think we can all agree that the […]
Tag: Police
I Saw STM Officers Attack a Man in the Metro for No Reason
On Thursday night, I was riding the metro home from a vernissage in the Plateau. I got on the Orange Line at Sherbrooke with a […]
SPVM Accused of Fabricating Evidence in Order to Silence Whistleblowers
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) will investigate allegations that the Montreal Police (SPVM) Internal Affairs division falsified evidence and reports in an effort to discredit […]
Val d’Or SQ Abuse Scandal Update: Charges May Actually Be Filed…Against Radio-Canada
Looks like the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)’s union have a new strategy for dealing with the allegations of systemic police abuse against aboriginal women: sue […]
Bad Cop, No Donut: Buffalo Police Officer Suspended for Vines
Buffalo Police Officer and veteran Richard Hy has been suspended without pay for posting videos on the internet while in uniform (even if it was […]
Policing the Police in Val d’Or: The Difficulty of Lodging Complaints Against Those Sworn to Protect Us
Quebec police forces have come under fire recently in light of the crisis brewing in Val D’Or. Sûreté du Québec officers have been accused of […]
Enough is enough, silent protest against police violence
“Enough is enough” was the message of the silent demonstration on June 8th. More than 30 demonstrators met in front of the SPVM headquarters in […]
International Workers’ Day demonstration repressed by the SPVM and SQ
Yesterday was International Workers’ Day – not in Canada though, at least officially speaking. Thousands of people took to the streets yesterday to mark the […]
The Wire On Fire: Baltimore Rebels Against Police Brutality and Corruption
On April 12, 25-year-old Freddie Gray “made eye contact” with a Baltimore police officer. Within minutes, Gray was brutalized, “twisted into a pretzel,“which caused his […]
Quebec City police officer Charles-Scott Simard shoots teargas canister in protestor’s face (VIDEO)
Last night a video surfaced showing a Quebec City police officer, later identified as Charles-Scott Simard, SPVQ badge number 3143, firing a teargas canister directly […]