Amid growing calls for reforms, Montreal police Chief Sylvain Caron held a news conference Friday to stress the Montreal police service is committed to eliminating any practice of racial profiling. To drive his point home, Caron said he would participate in a protest planned for Montreal on Sunday if organizers were to invite him. A protest last weekend in Montreal drew more than 10,000 people calling for an end to anti-black racism and police brutality. The SPVM has since confirmed the service has received the group's invitation, and Caron will walk with demonstrators. When asked about Sunday's planned protest, Durocher stressed that police saw last week's march and subsequent looting as two separate events.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2020 15:45 UTC