Montreal police launch new street checks guide

Lindsay Richardson

Jul 08, 2020

Montreal police unveiled a new way of conducting street checks Wednesday.

It’s the first plan of its kind for both the force and the province of Quebec.

The change comes nine months after a finding of systemic racism in the force.

Lindsay Richardson

Reporter / Montreal

Lindsay was born and raised on the unceded territory of Tiohtià:ke (Montréal), and joined APTN News as a Quebec correspondent in 2019. While in university, she collaborated on a multiplatform project about the revitalization of the Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) language to commemorate the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Before APTN Lindsay worked at the Eastern Door, CTV Montreal and the Montreal Gazette.