Police racism news and reactions
Ian Lafrenière says he’ll name an independent observer for the inquiry into racism in the SPVM although there’s still no public inquiry planned; Yves Boisvert’s column makes the case for such an inquiry; Christine Fréchette continues the CAQ policy of refusing to acknowledge systemic racism in Quebec.
Lots of commentary on the SPVM racism issue: Fabrice Vil on Fady Dagher’s coup – “Fady Dagher, s’est dit « très surpris ». « Je ne croyais pas que c’était possible, en 2026 », a-t-il affirmé en point de presse vendredi soir. De mon côté, j’étais surpris… qu’il soit surpris.” – Chloé in Le Devoir. More to come.
jeather 09:36 on 2026-06-16 Permalink
IMO any police officer in any department is not independent; nor are prosecutors who work with police officers and require their help. (This also includes the BEI, full of [white] ex-cops.) So it won’t be even close to independent.