RESPECT to the strike defenders at UQAM and their allies. It was a full-day battle today (April 8), from early morning till late night. I only observed first-hand the crescendo tonite, after the intervention of what was clearly over 100+ riot police, backed up by bike cops, at the Da …
File this under “not surprising, but important”: On October 30 and 31, 2008, Montreal’s Assistance Chief of Police Pierre Brochet met with a Canadian Army commander to discuss working together. Mr. Brochet wanted to take advantage of the Army’s experience on the ground in similar situations. “Events such as those …
More testimony in the inquiry into the police murder of Fredy Villanueva in 2008 – Fredy was yelling “Stop!” as the police beat on his brother, and that’s what was so threatening that they shot him – and two others – in Montreal’s most famous case of white panic. MONTREAL …
undercovers jump and run at Monday’s anti-cop demo One of the most disheartening aspects of the 2009 March 15th Anti-Police Brutality demonstration in Montreal was the diffuse nature of resistance, so that people would do various things but even when undercover cops were identified in the crowd there was no …
comrade throwing a firecracker at cops at yesterday’s demo From the McGill Tribune, a report on yesterday’s march against police brutality in Montreal: Police arrest 100 during March Against Police Brutality Protestors, journalists detained for hours on STM buses Matt Chesser | Published: 3/16/10 Protestors clashed with Montreal Police at …
If the Montreal Police Brotherhood get their way, reading the title of this post aloud may become a ticketable offense in Montreal. At least, that’s what today’s news portends. It would seem that the Brotherhood is planning to get a bylaw passed that will allow police to fine people who …
The following excellent text is from the No One Is Illegal Montreal blog: This coming Saturday at 2pm at Parc Pilon in Montreal-Nord, a diverse cross-section of Montreal groups and individuals are coming together to denounce police brutality as part of a child-friendly demonstration. This is a crucial protest for …
The following summary of the problem of police violence in Montreal which led up to August’s riots in Montreal North is by Charles Mostoller and from ZNet: Montreal-Nord, Montreal–“Why four gunshots? Why?”, asked Patricia Villanueva. “I don’t believe they had reason to shoot four times, just like that. Nothing justifies …
On Tuesday night i was one of a hundred people who gathered on the ground floor at the Palais des Congres conference center to protest against the racist reasonable accommodation hearings being held there (on the third floor) that night. (i would have posted about this earlier, but have been …
From the Kabataang Montreal blog: Police brutality continues in Cote-des-Neiges; a 17 year old Filipino teenage girl experiences police brutality by Montreal police officers September 9, 2007 Montreal, Quebec –On August 24th, the latest complaint against Montreal police harassment in the Cote-des-Neiges area is against two police officers for manhandling …