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The list of supposed transgressions that have caused police to scrutinize Montrealers from racialized backgrounds over the years is as long as it is varied.
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Anecdotal reports of racial profiling and overzealous police reactions were eventually confirmed by data collected by a team of independent experts in 2019. The Office de consultation publique de Montréal made similar findings after hearings on systemic discrimination in 2020.
If there was already mistrust toward the Service de police de la ville de Montréal from minority communities, the events of the past year have further stoked feelings of injustice.