The festival brings hundreds of wood carving enthusiasts from across the country and Canada together for demonstrations, classes and a vendor show with more than 46 booths.
Documents show violations occurred in 30 out of 312 investigations the BEI conducted. The Globe could find no evidence officers involved faced consequences other than warnings
Tensions are high between Quebec s police watchdog, the BEI, and the municipal police union after a report revealed a pattern of officers refusing to cooperate with investigations involving civilian deaths.
Many police are refusing to answer questions from the oversight body on civilian deaths following a court ruling last year that said officers must meet with investigators