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Left and centre outlets carried the story; no right-rated outlet did.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-08-10T09:05:35.200Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-10T08:00:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T09:05:35.200Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":74,"critic":85,"hype":12,"notes":{"trust":"Trust score reflects named sources and documents, but only one original outlet provided the full report.","critic":"Critic score notes clear context, specific data and upcoming meeting, though lacks direct quotations.","hype":"Hype rating low; article is factual without sensational language."}},"tags":["#MontrealPolice","#RacialProfiling","#PoliceReform","#SystemicRacism","#QuebecCourts"],"entities":["Montreal Police Service","Antony Griffin","Fredy Villanueva","Jacques Bellemare","Quebec Superior Court"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The Bellemare Commission, launched after the 1987 killing of Antony Griffin, found discriminatory practices in Montreal police and led to the creation of the police ethics commissioner in 1990.","A 2019 report commissioned by the city found Black and Indigenous people were four to five times more likely to be stopped by Montreal police, with little change in a 2023 follow-up.","In 2024, a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled racial profiling is a systemic issue in Montreal police, a decision the city is appealing.","No right-rated outlet among the 17 that ran the story published any report or digest on the topic."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Montreal police have faced repeated allegations of racism and discriminatory practices over four decades, documented in reports, inquiries and lawsuits. The earliest, the Bellemare Commission, was launched after a police officer shot and killed Antony Griffin, a 19-year-old Black man, in 1987. The commission’s report, authored by lawyer Jacques Bellemare, identified discriminatory practices and persistent tensions between police and racialised communities. It recommended training, oversight reforms and hiring more officers from diverse backgrounds, leading to the creation of the police ethics commissioner in 1990."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In 2008, the police killing of Fredy Villanueva, an 18-year-old, in Montréal-Nord prompted a Quebec Ombudsman special report. The report found systemic issues in police oversight and contributed to the creation of Quebec’s independent police watchdog, the BEI. A 2019 report by three independent researchers, commissioned by the city, found Black and Indigenous people were four to five times more likely to be stopped by Montreal police. A 2023 follow-up report showed those figures had remained virtually unchanged."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In 2024, a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled that racial profiling is a systemic issue in Montreal’s police force, a decision stemming from a class-action lawsuit. The city has appealed the ruling. Montreal’s public consultation office also raised concerns in 2020 about a “culture of impunity” within the police force, citing complaints about the credibility of oversight bodies."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet among the 17 that ran the story published any report or digest on it. 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