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Quebec suspends random traffic stops by police after court rejects extension request - Montreal

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Quebec's Court of Appeal has refused the province's request to allow arbitrary police traffic stops to continue until a legal challenge is heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Quebec suspends random traffic stops by police after court rejects extension request

MONTREAL — Quebec's Public Security Department announced late Friday afternoon that most random traffic stops by police are suspended, days after the Court of Appeal affirmed that arbitrary road checks lead to racial profiling.

6 hours ago·Barrie, Canada

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Quebec suspends random traffic stops by police after court rejects extension request - Montreal

Quebec's Court of Appeal has refused the province's request to allow arbitrary police traffic stops to continue until a legal challenge is heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.

7 hours ago·Toronto, Canada

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Police stops condemned for the moment

Last October, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld an earlier court decision that arbitrary police traffic stops lead to racial profiling and must be ended, but Quebec is keen on them and intended to allow them to continue until a Supreme Court ruling is handed down. But the appeal court maintained this week that random stops must be off the menu until then.

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