Is gun crime news a ploy by police?

Christopher Curtis visits Montreal North and sees a peaceful normal neighbourhood. His interview with Sacha-Wilky Merazil is a must-read.

Ted Rutland, also interviewed, thinks the SPVM is pushing a narrative about gangs and gun crime to counterbalance concerns about racial profiling and heavy-handed policing. If so, it’s certainly worked wonders in pushing the other storyline off the front page.

Update: A regular reader (but non-commenter) recommended this Youtube video that purports to give some description of the gang situation here.