MONTREAL (CN) — In a case brought by a man who says he was racially profiled by law enforcement during several traffic stops over the course of a year and a half, the Supreme Court of Canada must decide whether Quebec’s law allowing police officers to stop drivers without cause is constitutional.
“This case is not about police officers acting improperly; it is about a law that has no legal limits and creates a police power that predictably produces massive racial profiling,” said Bruce Johnston of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, who spoke before the Supreme Court during hearings held Monday and Tuesday.
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