But moments after the 20-year-old returned home, he opened his front door to a formation of police officers pointing guns at him. The Quebec Human Rights Commission wrote in its decision released last month that the evidence in the case is strong enough to show Spaulding-Smith was a victim of discrimination and racial profiling. CBC had earlier reported that the commission recommended the Roussillon police service pay the damages. In fact, it is the officer himself who is being called on to pay $44,000 to Spaulding-Smith for moral damages and $17,000 to his mother. If the off-duty officer does not follow the commission's recommendations, the case will be submitted to the province's human rights tribunal.

Source: CBC News December 13, 2021 21:02 UTC