US EditionSupreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
- The Supreme Court of Canada granted the Quebec government leave to appeal a decision invalidating random police stops in Quebec as of May 1, 2025.
- The appeal arises from a ruling in October 2022 by a Quebec Superior Court judge who determined that random police stops contribute to racial profiling, effectively overturning a Supreme Court precedent established in 1990.
- The matter concerns Joseph-Christopher Luamba, a Montreal resident of Haitian heritage, who reported being stopped by police almost a dozen times without justification, with none of these encounters resulting in a citation.
- Yergeau stated the arbitrary stopping power has become a vector for racial profiling, noting that racial profiling is a reality weighing heavily on Black people.
- The Supreme Court will decide if random stops without reasonable suspicion violate the Charter and if Quebec judges erred when overturning the earlier decision, affecting police practices.
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Supreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make a random traffic stop without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence.
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The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about whether it’s constitutional for police to make a random traffic stop without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence. Canada’s highest court announced Thursday it has granted the Quebec government leave to appeal a lower court decision that said random stops lead to racial profiling. The case involves Joseph-Christopher Luamba, a Montrealer of Haitian descent who said h…
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