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Montreal to Provide Police with Body Cameras and New Powers
The city will also review stop practices after a coroner recommended cameras and officials said 16 officers were investigated for racist and hateful acts.
- On Friday, August 21, 2026, Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada announced that Montreal police will soon be equipped with body cameras as part of new measures to strengthen public safety and restore community trust.
- A Quebec coroner's report this week recommended body cameras following a 29-year-old man's death during police intervention, amid scandals involving allegations of racial profiling at Station 39 where 16 officers were investigated.
- Martinez Ferrada's administration set aside $40 million for cameras in its first municipal budget, while Chief Fady Dagher confirmed three officers have been suspended amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of hateful acts.
- City officials also plan to adopt a bylaw allowing police to fine individuals who insult municipal employees; Jim Beis stated the goal is to protect staff from abuse, not prevent criticism.
- Presenting these measures at City Hall, Martinez Ferrada was joined by Chief Dagher and police union head Yves Francoeur to emphasize the shared goal of strengthening public safety and restoring community trust.
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Within a year, thousands of Montreal police and their patrol vehicles will be equipped with cameras, the Mayor of Montreal will announce Friday morning.
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Intervention cameras will be installed within a year on thousands of Montreal policemen and hundreds of patrol vehicles, La Presse has learned. As a result, a regulation prohibiting insulting the police will be put in place. The Soraya Martinez Ferrada administration will announce this Friday.
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The City of Montreal will make an announcement on Friday regarding body cameras within the police.
·Montreal, Canada
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