Well, the Montreal Police seem to be on a roll this year. On January 2nd, one of the coldest days Montreal had in a long time, […]
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SPVM officer threatens to tie a homeless man to a pole outside for an hour in -40 degree weather (VIDEO)
Well, it’s not the kind of video that will warm your heart on such a cold day, but it may just make your blood boil. […]
2013 in the News: Distraction, more of the same and a few surprises
The world was supposed to end in 2012. It didn’t. In fact, if 2013 in the news is any indication, it didn’t even change all […]
When Stephen Harper comes to town
Stephen Harper doesn’t usually visit Montreal and you can understand why. He doesn’t have any elected representation on the island or even near it, he […]
SPVM destroy tipi and compare Idle No More activists to occupiers (AUDIO)
Earlier this evening, Montreal police took down and destroyed a tipi that activists had set up as part of the Idle No More Global Day […]
Dear Marc Parent
Katie Nelson responds to recent comments by SPVM police chief Marc Parent on last year’s student strike. This post originally appeared on her blog maroisandme.wordpress.com […]
P-6 Power Trip: How the SPVM may be ignoring their own script
447 people detained at a May Day march Wednesday, some for as long as six hours without food, water or access to a bathroom. Elementary […]
Political Profiling: The Habs, Instagram and the SPVM
They’re not even trying to hide it anymore. Montreal’s police force, the SPVM, is now openly engaging in political profiling. Over the past few months, […]
‘There is no right to protest’: Montreal police deny Charter rights
“This is approaching absurdist comedy,” tweeted Montreal Gazette reporter Christopher Curtis Friday night, trapped in a police kettle…
“Are you crazy? Board that bus! They could arrest you if you interfere”
Two police officers, a young man and a young man, wearing dark latex gloves and standing near their vehicle, are speaking with a young woman who is very thin, her blond hair is disheveled, her clothes are dirty, teeth in bad shape (several missing), and she seems intoxicated.