Quebec’s police ethics commissioner has informed an advocacy group it opened a file to evaluate a criticism about allegations of racism and discrimination inside the Montreal police division.
The Pink Coalition shared with The Canadian Press its correspondence with the workplace of the commissioner.
The coalition had requested an investigation after the Montreal police department announced last week it had dismantled a night patrol unit within the multicultural neighbourhood of Montréal-Nord.
Police chief Fady Dagher has mentioned 14 officers from Station 39 were reassigned and two others were suspended whereas prosecutors decide whether or not to put legal expenses.
The Pink Coalition had requested the police ethics commissioner to research allegations that officers in Station 39 racially profiled and harassed residents and retaliated towards staff who reported the alleged abuses.
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The workplace of the ethics commissioner wouldn’t affirm to The Canadian Press whether or not it’s investigating, saying it could solely achieve this if an officer is referred to the executive tribunal on police ethics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed June 17, 2026.
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