{"id":619047,"date":"2026-04-21T15:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/619047\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:16:13","slug":"montreal-asks-quebec-court-of-appeal-to-overturn-landmark-ruling-on-racial-profiling-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/619047\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal asks Quebec Court of Appeal to overturn landmark ruling on racial profiling – Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Erika Morris<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted April 21, 2026 9:08 am<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated April 21, 2026 9:09 am\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Lawyers for the City of Montreal will be asking Quebec\u2019s Court of Appeal Tuesday morning to overturn a landmark ruling on racial profiling by police.<\/p>\n

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Racialized citizens alleged in the class-action suit that they were unfairly arrested, detained, and racially profiled by police between mid-August 2017 and January 2019.<\/p>\n

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In September 2024, Superior Court Justice Dominique Poulin said Montreal police has a systemic racial profiling problem and held the city responsible.<\/p>\n

Poulin added that victims had their Charter rights violated and deserved up to $5,000 in damages.<\/p>\n

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The Black Coalition of\u00a0Quebec, which initially brought the case, said it was the most important ruling on the issue of racial profiling by police in Canada.<\/p>\n

Mike Diomande, a lawyer leading the class action, has said the Superior Court\u2019s ruling was historic because individual cases of racial profiling are hard to prove.<\/p>\n

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