The Daily Ubuntu11 articles
A resemblance is not proof
In Detroit, a Black father was wrongly arrested in front of his daughters because of software; his courage changed the police's rules.
ReadA tool too good to be honest
The RCMP used facial recognition software built on photos that the commissioners found had been collected illegally; even the police must know where their tools come from.
ReadThree billion faces without permission
A company copied billions of faces online to sell them to police; four Canadian commissioners said no together.
ReadA mother who was not believed
On the night her son Colten Boushie died, police officers treated Debbie Baptiste as a suspect. An oversight body found discrimination.
ReadDriving without being a suspect
A young Black Montrealer, often pulled over for no reason, took his case all the way to the Supreme Court. The courts recognized racial profiling.
ReadFredy Villanueva, 18, and what the coroner asked of us
In 2008, 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva was killed by a police officer in Montréal-Nord; five years later, a coroner described a chain of errors and called for change.
ReadSix days for a mistake
In 2021, Mamadi Camara, a doctoral student and driver with no record, was wrongly accused of assaulting a police officer in Montreal. Six days later, the charges were dropped. The questions remained.
ReadStaying with discomfort: the suspicion that sticks to your skin
In Montreal, as elsewhere in Canada, young Black people are more often arrested and suspected. Numbers that disturb us, and that ask us to listen.
ReadWhat we braid, what we tear away
In Montréal-Nord, allegations of racist acts at Station 39, and colleagues who refused to stay silent.
ReadNaming the invisible walls
Sparked by a citizens' petition, the OCPM consultation led Montreal, in 2020, to recognize the systemic nature of racism and discrimination.
ReadThe hate that goes unreported
Police-reported hate crimes have more than doubled since 2018, but most hateful acts are never reported.
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