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Mayor Calls Moratorium After Montreal Police Racism Probe

6/22/2026

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Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada proposed a moratorium on police traffic checks over alleged racial profiling.
Montreal police suspended two officers and reassigned fourteen as an internal probe reviews the Montreal-North patrol unit.
The probe alleges racist remarks, targeting of Black and Arab residents, and officers keeping dreadlocks as trophies.
Provincial officials will place an observer on the investigation and are weighing a public inquiry that would not affect criminal cases.

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Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada proposed a moratorium on police traffic checks over alleged racial profiling.
Montreal police suspended two officers and reassigned fourteen as an internal probe reviews the Montreal-North patrol unit.
The probe alleges racist remarks, targeting of Black and Arab residents, and officers keeping dreadlocks as trophies.
Provincial officials will place an observer on the investigation and are weighing a public inquiry that would not affect criminal cases.