Overview

• Justice Catherine Piché approved the class action, representing racialized individuals stopped by police without reasonable suspicion since May 23, 2019.
• The lawsuit targets police forces in eight cities, including Montreal, Quebec City, and Gatineau, as well as the Quebec provincial police.
• Papa Ndianko Gueye, who filed the case in November 2022, alleges he was racially profiled during a 2021 traffic stop in Longueuil.
• This legal action follows a 2022 ruling that nullified Section 636 of Quebec’s Highway Safety Code, which allowed random stops, citing systemic racial profiling.
• The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review the constitutionality of random traffic stops, with hearings in the class action expected in the coming months.